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College payment - how typical U.S. families pay for college, by contribution 2019
How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2019, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source
by Erin Duffin,
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Aug 7, 2019
This statistic shows how the typical family paid for college for the academic year of 2018-19, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source. During this period, grants and scholarships made up 31 percent of the total cost of college attendance in the United States, whereas contributions from relatives and friends made up only two percent.
How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2019, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Aug 7, 2019
This statistic shows how the typical family paid for college for the academic year of 2018-19, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source. During this period, grants and scholarships made up 31 percent of the total cost of college attendance in the United States, whereas contributions from relatives and friends made up only two percent.
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- July 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- April 5 to May 6, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 2,000 respondents
- Special properties
- dependent undergraduate students and parents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- Sample size was 2,000 participants: 1,000 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 1,000 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 5 to May 6, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 2,000 respondents
- Special properties
- dependent undergraduate students and parents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- Sample size was 2,000 participants: 1,000 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 1,000 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students.
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