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Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, colleges, community organizations and student advocates are looking to boost on-campus civic engagement through voter registration and participation initiatives.

Referencing NSLVE data, voter engagement organizations are working hard to get Black students to turn out in November.

The 2020 election saw one of the highest young voter turnouts, according to Tufts University research. It estimated that about 50% of young people voted in 2020, which is 11 percentage points higher than what they saw in 2016.

Far fewer college students voted in 2022 than 2018. That may not mean turnout rates will stay low this year, but the data could provide a clue about how to promote student voting come November.

In Forbes, "According to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE), community college student voting rates are nearly 10 percentage points lower than public four-year universities"

Convenience may be the biggest driver in guiding college students on where to cast their ballots, but for many politics also plays a significant role.

The U.S. Department of Education mentions NSLVE in their toolkit for the promotion of voter participation for students.

This piece includes commentary from Adam Gismondi, Director of The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE).

NSLVE data shows STEM students voting in higher numbers.