In the academic year of 2020/21, students who took out student loans for private, nonprofit four-year colleges had an average of 33,000 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.
Average amount of debt per borrower at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2005/06 to 2020/21 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)
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College Board. (October 21, 2022). Average amount of debt per borrower at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2005/06 to 2020/21 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
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College Board. "Average Amount of Debt per Borrower at Private Nonprofit Four-year Colleges and Universities in The United States from 2005/06 to 2020/21 (in 2021 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/
College Board, Average amount of debt per borrower at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2005/06 to 2020/21 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Average amount of debt per borrower at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2005/06 to 2020/21 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235393/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-private-four-year-colleges/