Community College
- 43 percent of undergraduates attend community college
- About 75 percent of community college students are enrolled part time
Demographics
- 1.4 million undergraduate students with children are single mothers
- 9 % of US undergraduate population
- 25 percent of all undergraduate students live with their parents
- Only 16 % live on campus
Online Learning
- 10.3 million students take at least some classes online
- 26 percent of students take classes exclusively online
- up from 11% 10 years ago.
Student Debt
- The average student is $19,000 in debt
- Up from $13,000 two decades ago, with adjustments for inflation
- 10.8 million students owe more than $44,000
- Two-thirds of student loan debt belong to women
- Black women have the highest debt load, with an average of $33,000.
- 3 X the amount of white men are carrying, and $15,000 more than white women
- About a third of all undergraduate students received a Pell Grant
Success
- 41 million people (12% of the US Population) attended college but never graduated
Blinder, A. (2025, August 25). The Typical College Student is Not Who You Think. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/us-typical-college-student.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g08.-Fff.cnL2cbdddkMB&smid=url-share
