College students health conditions U.S. 2022

In 2022, around 33 percent of college or university students surveyed in the United States reported they had been diagnosed with anxiety at some point in their life. This statistic shows the percentage of college students in the U.S. who reported having ever been diagnosed by a healthcare or mental health professional with select ongoing or chronic conditions, as of fall 2022.

Percentage of college students in the U.S. who had ever been diagnosed with select conditions, as of fall 2022

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Anxiety	32.9%
Allergies - environmental	30.2%
Acne	29.4%
Depression	25.5%
Asthma	15.6%
Allergies - animals/pets	13.6%
Allergies - food allergy	12.9%
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	12.9%
Migraine headaches	12.4%
Chronic pain	7.8%
Trauma- or stressor- related condition	7.1%
Insomnia	6.8%
Other ongoing or chronic condition	6.4%
Eating disorder	6.3%
Obsessive-compulsive condition	6%
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid reflux	5.7%
Irritable bowel syndrome	5.3%
Polycystic ovarian syndrome	3.6%
High cholesterol	3.4%
Thyroid condition or disorder	3.3%
High blood pressure	3.3%
Diabetes or pre-diabetes/insulin resistance	2.8%
Heart or vascular disorder	2.7%
Bipolar and related conditions	2.5%
Autism spectrum	2.3%
Sleep apnea	2%
Endometriosis	1.8%
HPV or genital warts	1.5%
Alcohol or other drug-related abuse or addiction	1.3%
Urinary system disorder	1.3%
Traumatic brain injury	1.2%
Celiac disease	1%
Cancer	1%
Genital herpes	0.9%
Tourette's or other neurodevelopmental condition	0.6%
Schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions	0.4%
Hepatitis B or C	0.2%
HIV or AIDS	0.1%
Gambling disorder	0.1%

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Fall 2022

Number of respondents

over 33,000 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

51 schools

Supplementary notes

Original question: Have you ever been diagnosed by a healthcare or mental health professional with any of the following ongoing or chronic conditions?

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