* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2022 survey. Previous years were conducted among equally large samples.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
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Expected total back-to-college spending of U.S. parents 2013-2022
The statistic depicts the results of an online survey concerning the expected back-to-college spending of parents with children in college in the United States from 2013 to 2022. In 2022, parents expected to spend an average of 1,600 U.S. dollars on back-to-college items per studying child.
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Deloitte. (July 8, 2022). As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items per child this season? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/
Deloitte. "As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items per child this season?." Chart. July 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/
Deloitte. (2022). As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items per child this season?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/
Deloitte. "As a Parent, What Is The Total Amount You Expect to Spend on Back-to-college Items per Child This Season?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jul 2022, /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/
Deloitte, As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items per child this season? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items per child this season? [Graph], Deloitte, July 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/319116/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-parent/
