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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Sallie Mae. (July 20, 2021). Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, 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 May 22, 2022. 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: May 22, 2022. 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/
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