More than 470 Colleges and Universities Recognized for Increasing Student Voter Registration, Education and Turnout During the 2024 Elections

Following strong youth voter turnout, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge honors campuses for outstanding nonpartisan civic engagement efforts.

Today, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized 471 colleges and universities as the Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting in 2024. These institutions are recognized as among the best in the country for their nonpartisan efforts to increase student voter registration and turnout in the 2024 elections.

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University estimates that voter turnout among young people ages 18-29 was 42% in the 2024 presidential election and was even higher —50% on aggregate— in states like Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Some students braved hours-long lines to make their voices heard.

“The research is clear: colleges and universities that make intentional efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement have higher campus voter registration and voter turnout rates. This year we saw more colleges than ever before step up their efforts to ensure that their students were registered and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “These Most Engaged Campuses are setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country.”

The Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting is part of ALL IN’s mission to advance nonpartisan voting efforts on college and university campuses across the country. This year’s honorees span 41 states and the District of Columbia and include a diverse group of institutions, including 119 Minority-Serving Institutions, 4 HBCUs, 86 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and 105 community colleges. The full list of institutions earning this recognition is available here.

Campuses recognized this year completed four core requirements:

• Participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
• Shared 2022 NSLVE Reports with campus voting data with ALL IN
• Developed and submitted a 2024 democratic engagement action plan with ALL IN
• Have a current signatory to ALL IN’s Higher Education Presidents’ Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation.

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages 10.8 million students from more than 1,075 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.