In the time between 2020 and 2021, low-income families paid 27,624 U.S. dollars on average for college, whereas high-income families paid 28,280 U.S. dollars during this time. On average, families in the United States paid 26,373 U.S. dollars for college.
Average amount paid for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by income level (in U.S. dollars)
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Sallie Mae. (July 20, 2021). Average amount paid for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by income level (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259199/average-amount-paid-for-college-year-over-year-in-the-united-states-by-income-level/
Sallie Mae. "Average amount paid for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by income level (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259199/average-amount-paid-for-college-year-over-year-in-the-united-states-by-income-level/
Sallie Mae. (2021). Average amount paid for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by income level (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259199/average-amount-paid-for-college-year-over-year-in-the-united-states-by-income-level/
Sallie Mae. "Average Amount Paid for College in The United States, Year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by Income Level (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259199/average-amount-paid-for-college-year-over-year-in-the-united-states-by-income-level/
Sallie Mae, Average amount paid for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2007 and 2021, by income level (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259199/average-amount-paid-for-college-year-over-year-in-the-united-states-by-income-level/ (last visited June 27, 2022)