Medication use among U.S. college students using mental health services 2010-2023

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Preeti Vankar,
Feb 13, 2024
Between 2022 to 2023, around 37.5 percent of college and university students who received mental health services took medication for their mental health concerns. This statistic shows the percentage of college and university students in the U.S. who received mental health services who took medication for mental health concerns from 2010 to 2023.

Percentage of college students in the U.S. who received mental health services who took medication for mental health concerns from 2010 to 2023

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January 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2023

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college students receiving mental health services

Supplementary notes

Number of institutions and clients for each year: 2010-2011- 97 institutions/82,611 clients, 2011-2012- 120 institutions/97,012 clients, 2012-2013- 132 institutions/95,109 clients, 2013-2014- 140 institutions/101,027 clients, 2014-2015- 139 institutions/100,736 clients, 2015-2016- 139 institutions/150,483 clients, 2016-2017- 147 institutions/161,014 clients, 2017-2018 - 152 institutions/179,964 clients, 2018-2019 - 163 institutions/207,818 clients, 2019-2020 - 153 institutions/185,440 clients, 2020-2021- 180 institutions/153,233 clients, 2021-2022- 180 institutions/190,907 clients, 2022-2023- 195 institutions/185,114 clients.
Figures prior to 2023 were taken from the previous reports.

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