National Trends

• In 2008, approximately 75 U.S. colleges had 100% smoke-free policies.

• By April 2023, 2,612 U.S. and tribal colleges had adopted smoke-free policies.

• Of those, 2,199 campuses were fully smoke and tobacco-free, prohibiting all tobacco products.

California Trends

• In 2008, only 8 California public colleges (5%) were smoke/tobacco-free.

• By Spring 2023, 109 public colleges and universities (73%) were smoke/tobacco-free.

• CYAN has maintained a statewide tobacco policy database since 2001 and updates it at least twice yearly.

Student Tobacco Use Data

• Cigarette smoking among college students increased from 4.1% in 2020 to 5.9% in 2021.

• Approximately 20% of college students reported vaping nicotine within the past 30 days.

• Young adults in California are significantly more likely to use e-cigarettes than adults over age 26.