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Information source helpfulness used by U.S. students in 2015

Helpfulness of information sources regarding studies in the United States in 2015

The data displays the helpfulness of information sources used during students' search for a college in the United states in 2015. In 2015, 68% of respondents found it very helpful to visit a college campus during their college search in the United Sates.

Visit to a college campus	25	68
College websites	32	57
College fairs	35	48
College admissions office or college recruiter	41	45
High school guidance counselor	35	43
Online search engines	39	42
Federal Department of Education website	41	39
Other websites	44	38
College brochures	38	38
College ranking lists	38	37
Teachers	39	31
Parents	40	26
Other family members	42	25
Friends	42	21
Social media websites	37	19

Information source helpfulness used by U.S. students in 2015

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