United States Student Association

The United States Student Association, the country's oldest and largest national student-led organization, develops current and future leaders and amplifies the student voice at the local, state, and national levels by mobilizing grassroots power to win concrete victories on student issues. USSA believes that education is a right and should be accessible for any student regardless of their socio-economic background and identity. We believe people who are affected directly by issues of access to higher education should be the ones identifying the solutions that make education accessible to them. Therefore, USSA is dedicated to training, organizing, and developing a base of student leaders to engage in expanding access to higher education and advancing the broader movement for education justice. Since our inception in 1947, we have won multitudes of victories for students using this exact model. Most notably, USSA was integral in the creation of the Pell Grant, which now helps 9 million students across the country afford their higher education and ultimately their dreams. Our power as students comes from being an organized force that holds our nation’s leaders accountable. By mobilizing and uniting a powerful grassroots force of students all over the country, we build our power and win concrete victories. Educated, organized, and united, USSA leads the fight to make education a right, not a privilege.