This statistic shows the main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing a college in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 13 percent of students considered whether the college was far from home, compared to six percent of parents.
Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018
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Sallie Mae. (August 10, 2018). Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/
Sallie Mae. "Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/
Sallie Mae. "Main Personal Reasons among Parents and Students for Choosing Current College in The U.S. 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/
Sallie Mae, Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018 [Graph], Sallie Mae, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913897/us-college-personal-reasons-choosing-college-among-parents-students/
