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Getting a Degree in a System not Built for Them: Few Student Parents get Help from their Parents when Paying for College

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: One in five students at community and four-year colleges in the United States are raising children while trying to earn their degrees—and this number may grow as access to abortion becomes more limited. Many student parents find themselves in precarious economic positions, and are often on their own to pay for college. As we found in a new study of students at two public four-year universities, fewer than 1 in 10 (9%) student parents got financial help from their own parents to pay for college tuition or living expenses. By contrast, nearly two-thirds (64%) of childless students received financial help from their parents.

Source: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)

DOI: 10.13016/m2vtpl-dhje

Authors: Kuperberg, Arielle, Ryberg, Renee

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Research Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7082249298

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