E01¶


Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims (Blind)
Run	2026-03-29
Claim	C004
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Statistical

BestColleges 22% AI usage finding

URL: https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-students-ai-tools-survey/

Extract¶

Survey of 1,000 US college students (March 6-13, 2023, fielded by Pure Spectrum): - 43% had used AI tools - 50% of those used them on assignments/exams - 43% x 50% = ~22% of all students

By October 2023, BestColleges found 56% had used AI on assignments.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Strong — exact match to 22% figure
H2	N/A	Cannot determine if this is the intended source
H3	Contradicts	Figure is real

Context¶

The 22% figure is from early 2023, when ChatGPT was only ~4 months old. Rates increased dramatically.