<p>[How</a> Americans Pay for College :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/20/pay]How”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/20/pay)</p>
<p>Inexpensive options are popular by people of all incomes - $8500 difference in total spending
Just as popular is filling out the FAFSA: 88% by low-income, 76% mid, 73% high
Even after financial aid in grants/scholarships, student contribution is pretty standard, between 5-7K
Grants and scholarships covered 14% at 4-yr publics, 18 at 4-yr privates</p>
<p>Interesting article, I would have liked to see the data parsed by region as well though.</p>
<p>I would like to see statistics on the students polled. There is an overwhelming number of working adult students who have returned to the classroom and must rely strictly on federal funding to complete their education. Were these students included in the data? And it concerns me that one of the most corrupt lenders was involved in this research.</p>
<p>Have any of you read Generation Debt by Anya Kamenetz? It’s an interesting look not only at college debt, especially credit card abuse, but what awaits the vast majority of graduates searching for good full time jobs.</p>
<p>She graduated from Yale and found it very difficult to land a good full time job in her field.</p>
<p>I should add the subtitle of the book is: Why now is a terrible time to be young.</p>