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Factors influencing student choice of college in the U.S. in 2015, by aid status
Distribution of factors that had an influence on student choice of college in the United States in 2015, by Pell Grant status
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This statistic shows the distribution of factors that had an influence on student choice of college in the United States in 2015, by Pell Grant status. In 2015, about 34 percent of the non-Pell Grant students stated not being able afford their first choice college as an influential factor on their college decision in the United States.
Distribution of factors that had an influence on student choice of college in the United States in 2015, by Pell Grant status
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Apr 30, 2016
This statistic shows the distribution of factors that had an influence on student choice of college in the United States in 2015, by Pell Grant status. In 2015, about 34 percent of the non-Pell Grant students stated not being able afford their first choice college as an influential factor on their college decision in the United States.
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- April 2016
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 141,189 respondents
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- First-time, full-time students who entered four-year U.S. colleges and universities
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 141,189 respondents
- Special properties
- First-time, full-time students who entered four-year U.S. colleges and universities
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
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