Percent Distribution of Undergraduates by Income
(AY 2007-2008) |
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Dependent Undergraduates* by Parents' Income |
Independent Undergraduates* by Income (including spouse's if any) |
| |
Under
$40,000 |
$40,000-
$79,999 |
$80,000 or more |
Under
$20,000 |
$20,000-
$49,999 |
$50,000 or
more |
| US |
28% |
32% |
40% |
40% |
36% |
24% |
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| California |
35% |
32% |
33% |
39% |
34% |
27% |
| Georgia |
32% |
28% |
40% |
47% |
36% |
17% |
| Illinois |
26% |
33% |
41% |
34% |
38% |
28% |
| Minnesota |
22% |
33% |
45% |
36% |
38% |
26% |
| New York |
31% |
29% |
40% |
42% |
35% |
22% |
| Texas |
31% |
31% |
38% |
42% |
36% |
22% |
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| * Independent undergraduates are defined by the U.S. Department of Education as age 24 or older, married, with dependents to support, a veteran, or an orphan or ward of the court. Students who do not meet these criteria, but who receive no financial support from their parents, may also be considered independent. About half of the undergraduates in the U.S. are dependent and half are independent. |