U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels in public four-year colleges 2007-2023
In the academic year of 2022/23, students who took out student loans had an average of 27,100 U.S. dollars worth of debt upon completion of their degree.
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Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)
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College Board. (October 22, 2024). Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. (2024). Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average Amount of Debt per Borrower at Public Four-year Colleges and Universities in The United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board, Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/ (last visited June 23, 2025)
Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2022/23 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
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