St. Ambrose University students share their phone usage in terms of screen time, or hours clocked on their phones. From social media to online shopping how much time is too much?

“How much screen time a week do you have? What app or apps do you use the most?“

Nyssa Wagner  
YEAR: Junior
MAJOR: Human Performance and Fitness
HOMETOWN: Evergreen Park, Illinois

“I typically get 30-35 hours a week of screen time. My most used apps are Tik Tok, Netflix, Notion, YouTube, and Facebook.” 

Sidney Michel
YEAR: Sophomore
MAJOR: Special Education, Pre-Speech-Language Pathology
HOMETOWN: Maquoketa, Iowa

“My average depends on my schedule but roughly around 3-4 hours a day. My most used apps are Tik Tok, Instagram, and Snapchat.”

Heather Hoeger
YEAR: Senior
MAJOR: Accounting
HOMETOWN: Eldridge, Iowa

“I get about 40 hours of screen time usage a week. My most used apps are messages, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. I also usually have hour hours per day from school or dance marathon related activities.”

Bella Zopf
YEAR: Sophomore
MAJOR: Graphic Design
HOMETOWN: Middleton, Wisconsin

“My weekly total is 26 hours of screen time. My most used apps are messages, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok.”

Emma Wachter
YEAR: Junior
MAJOR: Exercise Science
HOMETOWN: Dubuque, Iowa
“I tend to have about 21 hours a week of screen time. My most used app is Snapchat, which is about an hour a day and then Tik Tok which is just under an hour per day.”

Savannah Wilson
YEAR: Sophomore
MAJOR: Marketing & Management
HOMETOWN: Washington, Illinois

“On average I have a daily screen time of 6 hours. My top three apps are Tik Tok, Instagram, and Snapchat.”

Alison Yoder
YEAR: Senior
MAJOR: Psychology
HOMETOWN: Kalona, Iowa

“I would say I average about 4-4.5 hours a day. The majority of my time is spent on social media, typically between Instagram and Snapchat.”

Savanna Douglas
YEAR: Senior
MAJOR: Marketing & Management
HOMETOWN: Moline, Illinois

“My screen time is roughly 33 hours per week. My most used apps are TikTok and messages.”