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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Sallie Mae. (July 23, 2019). How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2019, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2020, 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 2019, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source." Chart. July 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259201/how-families-pay-for-college-by-total-typical-contribution-made-from-each-source/
Sallie Mae. (2019). How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2019, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 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 2019, by Percent of Total Typical Contribution Made from Each Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2019, 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 2019, 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 March 29, 2020)
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