The value of outstanding student loans in the United States has ballooned since the first quarter of 2006. As of the third quarter of 2022, American students owed around 1.77 trillion U.S. dollars in student loans. In the first quarter of 2006, this figure stood at 480.9 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on The cost of college
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Cost to attend university per year U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2022/23, by expense and institution type
- Basic Statistic Tuition cost and student loan amounts U.S. 2020/21, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of student aid applicants in the U.S. 2006-2021
Tuition and fees
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- Basic Statistic University tuition costs and fees U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Average cost to attend a U.S. university 2013-2023, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Average tuition costs when studying in-state at U.S. universities by state 2018/19
- Premium Statistic Average tuition and fees at U.S. flagship universities 2022-23
- Premium Statistic In-state vs out-of-state tuition at public four-year institutions U.S. 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Annual tuition and fees at leading universities U.S. 2022/23
- Basic Statistic Room and board cost per year at U.S. universities 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Most expensive colleges in the U.S. 2021-2022
Distribution of student aid
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- Basic Statistic Total student grants provided in the U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Total student loans provided in the U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Graduate student aid in the U.S. 2021/22, by source and type
- Basic Statistic U.S. undergraduate student aid 2021-2022, by source and type
- Basic Statistic Amount of student loans offered, by federal loan program U.S. 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Amount of student aid paid U.S. 2016-2022, by federal grant program
- Basic Statistic Expenditure on Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1981-2022
- Premium Statistic Grant aid as percentage of total state financial support U.S. 2020/21, by state
Student aid received
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- Basic Statistic Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. 2019-2022, by type of aid
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2019/20, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Share of Federal Pell Grants recipients U.S. 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Recipients of Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1980-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. students' expenses covered by Pell grants 2002/03-2022/23
- Basic Statistic Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Student grant aid at public 2-year institutions U.S. 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Student grant aid at public 4-year institutions U.S. 2006-2023
Student debt
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- Premium Statistic Value of outstanding student loans U.S. 2006-2022
- Basic Statistic Average debt of university graduates, by institution type U.S. 2018/19
- Basic Statistic Per capita debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. graduates with debt 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels in public four-year colleges 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels, private four-year colleges 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Average student debt U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Share of graduates with debt in the U.S., by state 2018/19
Further related statistics
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- U.S. community colleges: share of students receiving financial aid 2018
- Public opinion on best solution to student loan debt crisis U.S. 2019
- Share U.S. Millennials who think college education is worth the cost, by major 2018
- Number of graduates with a student debt in the Netherlands 2009-2017
- Student acceptance rates at four-year degree-granting colleges in the U.S. in 2013/14
- Distribution of degrees granted in the U.S., by institution and degree type 2013/14
- Canada: bachelor’s degree graduates who owed debt 2000-2010
- Tuition and room/board cost at private four-year colleges, by U.S. region 2016/17
- Tuition and fees at public four-year colleges U.S. 2022/23, by region
- College graduation rate , by acceptance rate of U.S. college institution 2013
- Time use of U.S. college students on an average weekday 2005-2009
- Living arrangements for undergraduate students in U.S. 2018
- Attitudes toward college in the U.S. based on ethnicity 2018
- Ratio of FTE staff to FTE students in private U.S. colleges, 1991-2011
- Percent change in student loan delinquency rates U.S. 2019-2020, by days past due
- Opinion on student athlete equal compensation in the U.S. in 2021, by age
- Percent change in average student loan debt U.S. 2019-2020, by state
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- Public opinion on best solution to student loan debt crisis U.S. 2019
- Share U.S. Millennials who think college education is worth the cost, by major 2018
- Number of graduates with a student debt in the Netherlands 2009-2017
- Student acceptance rates at four-year degree-granting colleges in the U.S. in 2013/14
- Distribution of degrees granted in the U.S., by institution and degree type 2013/14
- Canada: bachelor’s degree graduates who owed debt 2000-2010
- Tuition and room/board cost at private four-year colleges, by U.S. region 2016/17
- Tuition and fees at public four-year colleges U.S. 2022/23, by region
- College graduation rate , by acceptance rate of U.S. college institution 2013
- Time use of U.S. college students on an average weekday 2005-2009
- Living arrangements for undergraduate students in U.S. 2018
- Attitudes toward college in the U.S. based on ethnicity 2018
- Ratio of FTE staff to FTE students in private U.S. colleges, 1991-2011
- Percent change in student loan delinquency rates U.S. 2019-2020, by days past due
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Federal Reserve. (December 7, 2022). Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/
Federal Reserve. "Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/
Federal Reserve. (2022). Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/
Federal Reserve. "Value of Outstanding Student Loans in The United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/
Federal Reserve, Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q3 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Federal Reserve, December 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077038/value-outstanding-student-loans-us/