average student loan debt for college graduates
Student Debt Crisis 2016: New Graduates Owe A Record-Breaking Average $37,000 In Loans. Students throw their mortarboards in the air during their graduation photograph at the University of Birmingham (England) degree congregations, July 14, 2009.
The school you choose matters: The amount of debt a student has upon graduation can vary dramatically depending on the school they attend. Of the 1,057 colleges in the study, average debt per graduate ranged from $3,000 to $55,250.