Research, Studies, and Data Analysis
The College Investor is committed to researching and providing the latest insights and data when it comes to personal finance topics - including student loans and higher education, investing, taxes, and more.
We regularly analyze data sets and create our own surveys to find insights that will benefit the consumer - all with our end goal of helping you make better financial decisions.
Here are some of our most popular reports and surveys. If you would like to discuss the findings of these studies or would like us to provide comment on related personal finance topics, head over to our Media Center.
Student Loans
- Student Loan Statistics
- Which States Tax Student Loan Forgiveness, January 2026
- Borrower Defense To Repayment Claims At Public Colleges, November 2025
- How Much Student Loan Debt Is Actually Forgiven, August 2025
- Non-Profit Colleges See A Spike In Loan Forgiveness Claims, March 2025
- Student Debt Trends By Age And Borrower Type, January 2025
- Analysis of the Restart of Student Loan Payments, October 2024
- Just Two-Thirds Of Student Loan Borrowers Have Resumed Payments, February 2024
- Average Student Loan Debt By State In 2024
- 55% of Student Loan Borrowers Don't Feel Ready To Resume Payments, June 2023
- 63% Say Biden's One-Time Student Loan Forgiveness Program Is A Good Thing, September 2022
- Student Loan Borrowers Are Ready To Resume Student Loan Payments, November 2021
- 73% of Americans Support Student Loan Forgiveness, December 2020
- Unique Student Loan And Financial Aid Programs By State
- The Complete List Of Student Loan Forgiveness Programs By State
Higher Education
- 529 Plan And College Savings Statistics
- Gender Gap In College Degrees, February 2026
- Do More Expensive Colleges Have Better Graduation Rates, February 2026
- Administrative Bloat at Colleges, January 2026
- How Accurate Are College Cost Estimates, November 2025
- Unemployment Rates by Education Level, September 2025
- Is College Wroth It In 2025 Survey, February 2025
- How To Actually Get A Full Ride Scholarship, February 2025
- College Endowment Performance, February 2025
- Taxable Scholarship Data, Updated February 2024
- The Odds Of Receiving A Scholarship Are Increasing, November 2023
- Undermatching: Why Do Smart Low-Income Students Not Enroll In Selective Colleges, September 2023
- 75% Of College Students Work In College, October 2022
- 529 Plan Guide: A Deep Dive Into Every State's 529 Plan Rules and Offerings
- Complete Guide To Military And VA Education Benefits To Pay For College
Investing
Taxes
- Tax Survey: How Much Americans Pay To File Their Taxes, January 2023
- How Much Do Americans Pay To File Their Taxes In 2021, February 2021
Money
- 37% of Google AI Finance Answers Are Incorrect In 2025, October 2025
- Google AI Overviews Are Incorrect in 43% of Finance-Related Queries, October 2024
- The Average Net Worth Of Millennials By Age [Updated 2021], October 2021
- How Much Financial Support Do Millennials Receive From Their Parents, October 2021
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