The Changing Ways Students Pay for College

Fewer loans and more out of pocket costs than previous years reports Sallie May. This infographic, found from NPR's Marketplace, shows that the majority of college spending comes from parents and scholarships. For more information, check out the Marketplace article. One of their findings surprised me,

Only 38 percent of respondents said they had a plan to pay for all college costs before enrolling in college.

To me, it would seem like more students would have plans for how to pay for college, even if it does involve public or private loans.