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Data Insights

More than 3 million undergraduates and 1 million graduate students in the US are parents.

SPARK is about building on knowledge to inform action. Good data and research insights are critical to ensure policies and supports are responsive to the real needs, strengths, and situations of student parents and their families.

This summary profiles undergraduate college students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year.

Infographic: Undergraduate Student Parents

This summary profiles graduate college students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year.

Infographic: Graduate Student Parents

This summary profiles unmarried female undergraduate college students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year.

Infographic: Undergraduate Single Mother Students

This summary profiles undergraduate college students under age 25 with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year.

Infographic: Undergraduate Young Parents

This summary profiles Black undergraduate college students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year.

Infographic: Black Undergraduate Student Parents