This statistic shows the sources of information which were used most often by prospective and recently-enrolled students in the United States in 2015. In 2015, 47 percent of respondents stated that they used colleges own websites to inform themselves about college in the United States.
Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015
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New America. (May 31, 2015). Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/
New America. "Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015." Chart. May 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/
New America. (2015). Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/
New America. "Sources of Information Most Often Used to Learn about Colleges by Students in The United States in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/
New America, Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Sources of information most often used to learn about colleges by students in the United States in 2015 [Graph], New America, May 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/706458/sources-of-information-used-by-students-to-lean-about-colleges-us/