Our study looks at how families paid for college and their perceptions about the value of higher education.
Our primary research reveals how people make education happen
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Our study looks at students’ journeys to college graduation, barriers to completion, and opportunities to support their success.
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Our research examines what college-bound students and parents know about financial aid, the FAFSA®, scholarships and student loans.
Explore high school families’ understanding of college financing
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This research report expands our understanding of how high school students and their parents save and plan to pay for higher education.
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This report explores how college students, college graduates, and young adults who left college without completing their program approach their personal finances.
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Our report explores how parents with children younger than 18 are preparing financially for their child's education.
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Our report looks at grad students’ actions and attitudes toward graduate school.