80 percent of business students use AI for coursework. That is the LOW number in this story.
One business school surveyed itself for three years and made the news. The honest part is in its own fine print.
"A three-year Kogod School of Business survey found more than 80% of students now use AI for coursework, with employer interview questions about AI skills nearly quadrupling" [SOURCE ↗]
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THE NUMBERS, CHECKED. every stat matches the report. Heavy users up from 13 to 39 percent in three years. Refuseniks down to 4.3. And 43.5 percent admit AI is their shortcut, not their tutor. Self-reported, so treat that as a floor.
WHAT
THE HEADLINE UNDERSOLD. this is 483 self-selected business majors at a single school, and the authors disclaim generalizability themselves. Meanwhile the UK's national survey has student AI use at 94 percent. Kogod is not the surge. Kogod is the lagging indicator.
THE STAT THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS. interview questions about AI skills nearly quadrupled in two years, to 42.6 percent. Measured by asking students, not employers, but the direction is unmistakable. The question moved from the classroom to the hiring loop.
On August 5, 2026, the Kogod School of Business at American University published a three-year student research report on AI use, and it made the news: more than 80 percent of students now use AI for coursework, with employer interview questions about AI skills nearly quadrupling. The findings travel
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