Are conservative students avoiding college altogether to avoid liberal bias?

“If you’re not a liberal at 20, you have no heart,” the saying goes. However, for those in their 20s who are conservative, identifying as such may be problematic amongst their peers and in the classroom. This begs the question: Should conservatives even show up?

Let’s look at the data. According to a University of California, Los Angeles, annual freshman survey, only about 22 percent of students identified as conservative. However, in 2012, the Harvard Political Review surveyed college students and found that 36 percent backed Republican Mitt Romney for president.