The average student spending on course material in the United States came to 333 U.S. dollars in the 2022/23 academic year, down from 339 dollars a year earlier. Course material spending has been declining for years, and has dropped by over 200 U.S. dollars since the 2014/15 academic year.
Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23
(in U.S. dollars)
*The source provides the following information: "Starting in 2015-16, total spending for the academic year was weighted by campus type to more accurately reflect the proportion of students enrolled at two- and four-year U.S. institutions."
Campus stores distributed the survey to their students by email. The first survey fielded for a two- or three-week period in October/November 2017. A total of 20,277 valid responses were collected. The second survey wave fielded in February/March 2018 and yielded a total of 14,253 responses. The data from each survey were weighted by campus type to more accurately reflect the proportion of students enrolled at two- and four-year U.S. institutions. The margin of error for this study is <1.0 at the 95% confidence level.
Data not provided for 2020/2021.
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AAP. (June 8, 2023). Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/
AAP. "Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/
AAP. (2023). Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/
AAP. "Student Spending on Course Material in The United States from The Academic Years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/
AAP, Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Student spending on course material in the United States from the academic years 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], AAP, June 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/592371/student-spending-course-material-usa/
