Average Student Debt

What Student Debt Looks and Feels Like From a Graduate's Perspective

Matthew Ross Smith | Posted 05.03.2012

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Matthew Ross Smith

I offer this screenshot as a small window into what student debt looks and feels like from the graduate's perspective. Just look at the "Amount Applied to Interest Column." Half a decade worth of payments later, I still owe over $1,000 more than the original amount I borrowed.

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Stop Starving Public Universities and Shrinking the Middle Class

Robert Reich | Posted 04.30.2012

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Santorum needn't worry. America is already making it harder for young people of modest means to attend college. Public higher education is being starved, and the middle class will shrink even more as a result.

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How High Is Your State's Average Student Debt?

Posted 01.04.2012

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In which states are students in the most debt? According to a new report, it's New Hampshire -- where the average student debt tops $31,000. This i...

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Average Student Loan Debt Climbs Past $25,000

AP | By JUSTIN POPE | Posted 01.03.2012

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-- Members of the college class of 2010 who took out student loans owed on average $25,250 upon graduation, a 5 percent increase from the year before...

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Blacks and Latinos Will Suffer When the Student Debt Bubble Bursts

David A. Love | Posted 10.28.2011

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David A. Love

There is every indication that the bursting of the student debt bubble, like the housing bubble before it, is imminent. And when it happens, it will send shockwaves throughout the financial markets. People of color will be especially vulnerable.

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Student Loan Debt Up 25%

Posted 10.16.2011

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Student loan debt has increased 25 percent since 2008, according to new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Wall Street Journal rep...

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Which State Has The Highest Average Student Debt?

Posted 05.25.2011

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According to the newly released Project on Student Debt, the average student debt load in America is $24,000 -- but in some states, the average reache...

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Average Student Debt Rose 6% In 2009

Posted 05.25.2011

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The average student debt load for a member of the class of 2009? $24,000, according to a new report from the Project on Student Debt. This figure repr...

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Gen Y Debt Burdens Increase As More Students Borrow (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a new report from the College Board, only a third of bachelor's degree-seeking students don't take out loans to pay for their education. ...

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