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Information desired from college search & review websites by U.S. students in 2016
Share of information students look for when visiting search/review sites for colleges in the United States in 2016
This statistic shows the distribution of information that students were looking for when using college search and review websites in the United States in 2016. In 2016, 85 percent of respondents stated that they were looking for scholarship information when using college search and review sites.
Share of information students look for when visiting search/review sites for colleges in the United States in 2016
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This statistic shows the distribution of information that students were looking for when using college search and review websites in the United States in 2016. In 2016, 85 percent of respondents stated that they were looking for scholarship information when using college search and review sites.
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- February 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- Q4 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,926 respondents
- Special properties
- High school students
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- February 2017
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Q4 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,926 respondents
- Special properties
- High school students
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