Saving for college in the United States

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Statista Dossier on saving for college in the United States

This dossier presents a range of statistics and facts on saving for college in the United States. The cost of a college education in the United States is notoriously high and households start saving from the birth of their child in order to meet the costs of college education.

Table of contents

    • Personal savings in the U.S. 1960-2021

    • Reasons why families saved in the U.S. 2010-2019

    • College enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 1965-2030

    • Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2021/22, by expense and institution type

    • College payment - average amount in the United States, by income level, 2007-2021

    • Tuition and fees at public two-year colleges U.S. 2021/22, by region

    • Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2000-2021

    • College savings behaviors in the U.S. 2020

    • Attitudes towards college savings in the U.S. 2022

    • Households discussing savings for college in the U.S. 2022

    • Financial products used for college savings in the U.S. 2021

    • Coronavirus impact on college savings in the U.S. 2020

    • Share of parents saving for college in U.S. 2007-2020

    • Share of parents saving in a college savings account in U.S. 2007-2020

    • Share of households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by age of head of household

    • Households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by education level

    • Households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by household income

    • Assets of section 529 savings plan in the U.S. 2009-2021

    • Number of section 529 college savings plans in the U.S. 2009-2021

    • Assets of section 529 college savings plans in the U.S. 2020, by state

    • 529 college savings average account balance in the U.S. 2015-2020

    • 529 savings account average balance in the U.S. 2020, by age

    • Confidence about covering college costs in the U.S. 2021

    • Confidence about covering college costs in the U.S. 2021, by race

    • Confidence about covering college costs 2021 in the U.S., by income

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