Study on Collegiate Financial Wellness

The Study on Collegiate Financial Wellness (SCFW), previously titled the National Student Financial Wellness Study, is a multi-institutional survey of college students that examines the financial attitudes, practices and knowledge of students from all types of institutions of higher education across the United States via an online survey. The survey was first administered in 2014, followed by a 2017 administration surveying 18,000+ students at 65 institutions.

2017

• First Gen Brief
• Key Findings
• National Descriptive Report
• Financial Wellness of Students of Color
• Financial Wellness of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students
• Third-Year Students' Financial Habits: Study on Collegiate Financial Wellness

2014

• Key Findings
• National Descriptive Report
• Student Loans
• Entrance Counseling
• Financial Knowledge
• Community College Student Loan Borrowing Decisions
• Student Loan Borrowing Decisions at Four-Year Institutions

Study Design 

• Updates to Survey Instrument for 2017 Administration
• The Use of Incentives
• Response Rates
• Exploratory Factor Analysis