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College payment - average amount U.S. families paid 2011-2018, by contribution source
Average amounts paid by the typical family for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2011 and 2018, by contribution source (in U.S. dollars)
The statistic shows the average amounts paid by the typical family for college students in the United States, year-over-year, between 2011-12 and 2017-18, by contribution source. In the 2017-2018 year, average amounts contributed by grants and scholarships to students in the United States amounted to 7,348 U.S. dollars.
Average amounts paid by the typical family for college in the United States, year-over-year, between 2011 and 2018, by contribution source (in U.S. dollars)
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The statistic shows the average amounts paid by the typical family for college students in the United States, year-over-year, between 2011-12 and 2017-18, by contribution source. In the 2017-2018 year, average amounts contributed by grants and scholarships to students in the United States amounted to 7,348 U.S. dollars.
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- October 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,589 respondents
- Supplementary notes
- Ipsos interviewed total 1,589 individuals: 799 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 790 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,589 respondents
- Supplementary notes
- Ipsos interviewed total 1,589 individuals: 799 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 790 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students.
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