In 2021, most parents of undergraduate students felt completely or somewhat confident about meeting the costs of their children’s college educations in the United States (U.S.). Just five percent of the respondents were somewhat unconfident or not confident at all that they would manage to meet their children education costs.
Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021
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Statistics on Funding university in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic College enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 1965-2030
- Premium Statistic College payment - average amount in the United States, by income level, 2007-2021
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Attitudes on financing college education
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- Premium Statistic Confidence about covering college costs in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Perceived value of education compared to price paid: parents and students U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Perceived value of education compared to price paid, by ethnicity in U.S. 2018
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- Basic Statistic Interest income from cash and equivalents at Sallie Mae 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Non-interest expenses of Sallie Mae 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Net interest income of Sallie Mae 2010-2021
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Sallie Mae and college finance
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- College funding - expected sources vs actual sources in the United States, 2014
- College saving - gap between parents' goals and projected college savings, 2012
- Parents who felt confident about meeting tuition costs for college in the U.S. 2016
- College saving - families in the United States who have a plan to pay, 2012
- Average college savings of American families by savings vehicle U.S. 2018
- Children with postsecondary savings in Canada, by level of parental education 2013
- Average amount of American college savings in 2018, by ethnicity and saving vehicles
- Breakdown of costs of college in the U.S. and expected return among different majors
- Most stressful household expenses for students and their families in the U.S. 2016
- Education expenses stress factors among students and their families in the U.S. 2016
- The most important factor for U.S. students and parents when choosing a school
- Breakdown of how many U.S. college students work while they complete their degree
- Frequency of reading on a touch screen among parents in the UK 2013, by demographic
- French parents spending fifty euros or less on Christmas gifts for their child 2020
- Leading universities based on intellectual property income Japan FY 2020
- Share of parents in U.S. by family vacations they have taken in the past 2016
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- College saving - average total amount saved by age of oldest child, 2012
- College saving - average saving by age of oldest child and income 2012
- College funding - expected sources vs actual sources in the United States, 2014
- College saving - gap between parents' goals and projected college savings, 2012
- Parents who felt confident about meeting tuition costs for college in the U.S. 2016
- College saving - families in the United States who have a plan to pay, 2012
- Average college savings of American families by savings vehicle U.S. 2018
- Children with postsecondary savings in Canada, by level of parental education 2013
- Average amount of American college savings in 2018, by ethnicity and saving vehicles
- Breakdown of costs of college in the U.S. and expected return among different majors
- Most stressful household expenses for students and their families in the U.S. 2016
- Education expenses stress factors among students and their families in the U.S. 2016
- The most important factor for U.S. students and parents when choosing a school
- Breakdown of how many U.S. college students work while they complete their degree
- Frequency of reading on a touch screen among parents in the UK 2013, by demographic
- French parents spending fifty euros or less on Christmas gifts for their child 2020
- Leading universities based on intellectual property income Japan FY 2020
- Share of parents in U.S. by family vacations they have taken in the past 2016
Sallie Mae. (July 20, 2021). Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/
Sallie Mae. "Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021." Chart. July 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/
Sallie Mae. (2021). Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/
Sallie Mae. "Confidence about Meeting College Education Costs in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/
Sallie Mae, Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Sallie Mae, July 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/939263/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa/