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Who Are Undergraduates with Dependent Children?

More than 3 million undergraduate students in the United States are parents, representing nearly one in five college students. Supporting student parents promotes their academic achievement and enhances their family well-being, supports college enrollment and completion goals, and can boost state economic health. This brief uses the latest available data to summarize key characteristics of undergraduate students with dependent children.

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The SPARK Collaborative is extremely grateful to all who contributed to this library, especially Erica Hernandez and her team of students at Bowie State, who compiled many of resources in the original Zotero database; the interns at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and their advisor Teresa Bill, who cleaned thousands of resources in summer 2024; and Kimberly Salazar from the Urban Institute for her careful quality review.

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Undergraduate Student Fathers

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

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

Undergraduate Student Mothers

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

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

Graduate Student Parents

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

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

Undergraduate Student Parents at Public Baccalaureate Institutions

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

This summary profiles undergraduate students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year in public baccalaureate-granting institutions (PBIs).

Undergraduate Student Parents at Community and Technical Colleges

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

This summary profiles undergraduate community and technical college (CTC) students with dependent children across the United States who were enrolled in the 2019–20 academic year. CTCs are public primarily sub-baccalaureate-granting institutions.

Undergraduate Student Parents

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Fact Sheet or Infographic

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

Where Do Student Parents Attend College?

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Report or Brief

A Snapshot of Student-Parent Attendance Patterns Using 2020 Data

Who Are Undergraduates with Dependent Children?

Sep 30, 2024 |United States|Report or Brief

This new brief published by the SPARK Collaborative uses 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) data to summarize key characteristics of undergraduate students with children.

Colleges Will Need New Data Collection Efforts to Identify Parenting Students after Changes to Financial Aid Forms

Aug 12, 2024 |Blog

Traditionally, colleges used the FAFSA to quickly gather data on their parenting students. As FAFSA moves away from collecting dependent data, colleges must be more intentional with their efforts. Theresa Anderson of the Urban Institute tells us what that effort could look like.

Survey of parenting students in New Mexico helps us understand their needs

Jul 23, 2024 |Report or Brief

Child Trends surveyed nearly 1,000 student parents across nine institutions of higher education in New Mexico. Findings uncover policy opportunities that could better support this student population.

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The SPARK Collaborative is extremely grateful to all who contributed to this library, especially Erica Hernandez and her team of students at Bowie State, who compiled many of resources in the original Zotero database; the interns at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and their advisor Teresa Bill, who cleaned thousands of resources in summer 2024; and Kimberly Salazar from the Urban Institute for her careful quality review.