This statistic depicts the personal reasons among parents and students for choosing their current college in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 39 percent of respondents chose their current college based on the college campus or setting.
Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018
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Sallie Mae. (August 10, 2018). Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/
Sallie Mae. "Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/
Sallie Mae. "Main Personal Reasons for Choosing Current College in The U.S. in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/
Sallie Mae, Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
Main personal reasons for choosing current college in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph], Sallie Mae, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913862/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college/