The survey is nationally representative and included 1,589 individuals: 799 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 790 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students..
Data for 2010 to 2017 was retrieved from .
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Attitudes to college - students' opinions on higher education in the U.S., 2010-2017
The statistic shows students' attitudes toward college in the United States, between 2010 and 2017. Depicted is the percentage of students' who strongly agreed with the statements shown. In 2017, around ** percent of students' surveyed stated that they strongly agreed with the statement that college is an 'investment in the future'.
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Sallie Mae. (October 1, 2018). Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. "Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017." Chart. October 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. "Students' Attitudes toward College in The United States, Opinions Rated Strongly Agree, Year-on-year between 2010 and 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2018, /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae, Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017 [Graph], Sallie Mae, October 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/259220/students-opinons-regarding-college-education-in-the-united-states/
