College payment - how typical U.S. families pay for college, by contribution 2024

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Veera Korhonen
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Oct 25, 2024

In the school year of 2023 to 2024, grants and scholarships made up 27 percent of the total payments of college attendance in the United States. This is compared to contributions from relatives and friends, which made up only two percent.

How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2024, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source

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Statistic: How the typical family in the United States pays for college in 2024, by percent of total typical contribution made from each source

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Release date

August 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 8 to May 14, 2024

Number of respondents

2,349 respondents

Special properties

dependent undergraduate students and parents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Sample size was 2,349 participants: 1,000 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 1,349 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students.

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