This survey illustrates high school students' concerns about paying for college in the United States in 2016. As of 2016, 46 percent of the respondents have some concerns, but think they will probably have enough funds, whereas 21 percent of the respondents stated they have major concerns about paying for college.
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High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college?
(United States, 2016)
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Some concerns, but will probably have enough funds
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Horatio Alger Association. (September 13, 2016). High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college? (United States, 2016) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/
Horatio Alger Association. "High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college? (United States, 2016)." Chart. September 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/
Horatio Alger Association. (2016). High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college? (United States, 2016). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/
Horatio Alger Association. "High School Students: Are You Concerned about Being Able to Pay for College? (United States, 2016)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/
Horatio Alger Association, High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college? (United States, 2016) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
High school students: Are you concerned about being able to pay for college? (United States, 2016) [Graph], Horatio Alger Association, September 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243912/high-school-students-concerns-about-paying-for-college-in-the-us/
