Distribution of student loan debt in the U.S. 2020
As of 2020, 85 percent of the general population in the United States had no student debt. Over ten percent held up to 25,000 U.S. dollars in debt from student loans.
Value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2020
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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
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- Basic Statistic Room and board cost per year at U.S. universities 2000-2019
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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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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
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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
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Northwestern Mutual. (May 4, 2020). Value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940264/amount-of-student-loan-debt/
Northwestern Mutual. "Value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2020." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940264/amount-of-student-loan-debt/
Northwestern Mutual. (2020). Value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940264/amount-of-student-loan-debt/
Northwestern Mutual. "Value of Student Loan Debt Held in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940264/amount-of-student-loan-debt/
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Value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Northwestern Mutual, May 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940264/amount-of-student-loan-debt/