In the academic year 2020-21, around 27 percent of students in the United States borrowed money for college in the form of federal student loans. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 30 percent of students borrowed money in the form of federal student loans.
Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021
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Sallie Mae. (July 20, 2021). Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. "Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021." Chart. July 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. (2021). Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae. "Percentage of College Students Who Took out of Federal Loans, Year-over-year, in The United States between 2010 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/
Sallie Mae, Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2021 [Graph], Sallie Mae, July 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259209/percentage-borrowing-rate-of-federal-student-loans-in-the-united-states/