This statistic shows how the typical family paid for college for the academic year of 2019-20, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source. During this period, grants and scholarships made up 25 percent of the total payments of college attendance in the United States, whereas contributions from relatives and friends made up only one percent.
How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2020, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source
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Sallie Mae. (July 28, 2020). How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2020, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/
Sallie Mae. "How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2020, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/
Sallie Mae. (2020). How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2020, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/
Sallie Mae. "How The Typical Family in The United States Pays for College in 2020, by Percent of Total Typical Contribution Made from Each Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/
Sallie Mae, How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2020, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/ (last visited January 23, 2021)