Getting Married Deciding to get married is a huge step to take in your relationship. About 28 percent of college students ended up marrying their college boyfriend or girlfriend according to a study conducted by Facebook.

What percentage of married couples meet in college?

One in Nearly Three Met in School or at Work About 30 percent of all couples surveyed found their future partners while going about their day-to-day lives. Seventeen percent of respondents said they met at school with most citing college or grad school.

Do a lot of people marry someone from college?

A new study from Facebook found that more than a quarter (28 percent) of married Facebook users in the U.S. met their spouses in college. And it turns out, where you went to school has a lot to do with it. The study only looked at married couples who attended the same school within four years of each other.