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2016 Voter Turnout Dropped At HBCUs, Climbed At Women's Colleges, Study Finds

Voter turnout was up among college students by more than the nation as a whole in the last election, a Tufts University report says. But that turnout varied greatly across different types of colleges.
Dillard University students march to their polling place on campus to vote in New Orleans on Nov. 8, 2016. / Tom Williams / Getty Images

Voter turnout among college students nationwide was up by 3 percentage points in the 2016 election, according to a new report — faster than turnout growth among all voters. But depending on the type of school, that turnout grew either far faster or in some cases plummeted.

The report, , looks at voting records for nearly 10 million American college seen among all voting-age adults.

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