College payment - average amount in the United States, by income level, 2007-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
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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Release date

July 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the 2021 report, low-income were defined as those with an annual household income of less than $35,000, middle-income with an annual income from $35,000 to less than $100,000, and high-income with an annual income of $100,000 or more.
Data for 2007 to 2020 has been retrieved from previous publications.

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