Students and parents involved in the decision about how to pay for college (undergraduate studies)
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
* Sample:
604 with an income of less than 50,000 U.S. dollars
539 with income between 50,000 and 100,000 U.S. dollars
267 with income between 100,000 and 150,000 U.S. dollars
218 with income of 150,000 U.S. dollars and higher.
Citation formats
Confidence about covering college costs 2023 in the U.S., by income
More than ** percent of respondents with an income of at least ** U.S. dollars were completely confident about being able to meet their college education costs in the United States. Meanwhile, ** percent of the respondents whose income was lower than * U.S. dollars had the same answer.
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Sallie Mae. (August 1, 2023). Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2023, by income [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/
Sallie Mae. "Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2023, by income." Chart. August 1, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/
Sallie Mae. (2023). Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2023, by income. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/
Sallie Mae. "Confidence about Meeting College Education Costs in The United States in 2023, by Income." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Aug 2023, /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/
Sallie Mae, Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2023, by income ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Confidence about meeting college education costs in the United States in 2023, by income [Graph], Sallie Mae, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/942161/college-cost-covering-confidence-parents-usa-by-race-by-age/
