In the academic year of 2019/20, students who took out student loans had an average of 33,600 U.S. dollars worth of debt upon completion of their degree. The per borrower category shows the average amount of debt amongst bachelor's degree recipients who had taken student loans. The average per all bachelor's degree recipients includes those who did not take student loans.
Average amount of debt per bachelor's degree recipient at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20
(in 2020 U.S. dollars)
Per borrower, shows the average amount of debt amongst bachelor's degree recipients who had taken student loans. The average per all bachelor degree recipients includes those who graduated without any student debts.
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College Board. (October 26, 2021). Average amount of debt per bachelor's degree recipient at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average amount of debt per bachelor's degree recipient at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20 (in 2020 U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
College Board. (2021). Average amount of debt per bachelor's degree recipient at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20 (in 2020 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average Amount of Debt per Bachelor's Degree Recipient at Private Nonprofit Four-year Colleges and Universities in The United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20 (in 2020 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
College Board, Average amount of debt per bachelor's degree recipient at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2004/05 to 2019/20 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
