Credit Card Payment Habits for Undergraduates

  • 91 percent of undergraduates are paying the minimum amount, or more on all of their credit cards each month.
    (Source: Sallie Mae, How Undergraduate Students Use Credit Cards, 2009
    )

Average Student Credit Card Payments

% Making Monthly Payment Average Monthly Payment
Students 64% $168
Parents 28% $259

(Source: Sallie Mae, How American Families Pay for College, 2010)

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