In 2021, the average student loan debt of graduates of Northwestern University, ranked as the 9th best college in the United States, amounted to 35,219 U.S. dollars. For students at Princeton University, the best college in the U.S., they left college with student loan debt totaling 9,623 U.S. dollars on average.
Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021
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Statistics on The cost of college
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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
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Distribution of student aid
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- Basic Statistic Total student grants provided in the U.S. 2001-2022
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- Basic Statistic Graduate student aid in the U.S. 2021/22, by source and type
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- 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
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- 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
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- Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. in 2009/10, by type of aid
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- Share of university students who borrowed in the U.S. 2007/08, by degree program
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- Outstanding amount in student loans in the United Kingdom (UK) March 2017
- How university students paid for their degree in the United States 2012
- Number of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Share of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Number of Pell Grant recipients in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Share of undergraduates to apply for federal aid in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
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U.S. News & World Report. (September 12, 2021). Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/
U.S. News & World Report. "Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021." Chart. September 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/
U.S. News & World Report. (2021). Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/
U.S. News & World Report. "Average Student Debt of Students at The Top 20 U.S. Universities in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/
U.S. News & World Report, Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Average student debt of students at the top 20 U.S. universities in 2021 [Graph], U.S. News & World Report, September 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621365/median-student-debt-of-students-at-top-us-universities/