Average Student Loan Debt By State

Student debt by state – highs and lows The statewide average debt levels college graduates vary greatly, but many of the same states appear at the high and low ends of the spectrum as have in previous years. New England and the Rustbelt have more students than average attending private colleges. Average cost of Private four-year: $25,143* UTAH Lowest student debt $13,266 avg. IOWA Highest student debt $26,208 avg. Maine The West tends to have more students who attend public colleges. Wash. Mont. N.D. Minn. N.H. Vt. Average cost of Public four-year: $6,585* Ore. N.H. Wis. N.Y. Mas, Idaho S.D. Conn. Mass. Wyo. Mich. R.I. lowa Pa. • Only 35 percent of BYU students graduate with debt, and those who do average just $12,995. Conn. Nev. Neb. I. Ohio N.J. Ind. Md. Mo. D.C. Utah W.Va. Calif. Va. Del. • From 1997 to 2007, total Kan. cost of attending lowa Md. Colo. State University has -increased 71.2% N.C. STUDENT DEBT per graduate, average less than $15,000 Tenn. • lowa State students Okla. graduate owing an average of $30,000 S.C. Ariz. N.M. $15,000-$20,000 Ark. Ga. $20,001-$25,000 Miss. Ala. $25,000+ La. Техas Fla. Alaska Hawaii Factors that influence average debt levels for a college • School tuition • Student demographics • Endowment resources available for financial aid • State policies • Institutional financial aid packaging policies Cost of living in the local area MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS* 1 Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 2 George Washington University | $50,312 3 New York University | $50,182 4 Georgetown University | $49,689 5 Connecticut College | $49,385 6 Bates College | $49,350 7 Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 8 Skidmore College | $49,266 9 Scripps College| $49,236 10 Middlebury College | $49,210 SOURCE:The Project on Student Debt, 2007 *For 2008-2009 school year .... ... Student debt by state – highs and lows The statewide average debt levels college graduates vary greatly, but many of the same states appear at the high and low ends of the spectrum as have in previous years. New England and the Rustbelt have more students than average attending private colleges. Average cost of Private four-year: $25,143* UTAH Lowest student debt $13,266 avg. IOWA Highest student debt $26,208 avg. Maine The West tends to have more students who attend public colleges. Wash. Mont. N.D. Minn. N.H. Vt. Average cost of Public four-year: $6,585* Ore. N.H. Wis. N.Y. Mas, Idaho S.D. Conn. Mass. Wyo. Mich. R.I. lowa Pa. • Only 35 percent of BYU students graduate with debt, and those who do average just $12,995. Conn. Nev. Neb. I. Ohio N.J. Ind. Md. Mo. D.C. Utah W.Va. Calif. Va. Del. • From 1997 to 2007, total Kan. cost of attending lowa Md. Colo. State University has -increased 71.2% N.C. STUDENT DEBT per graduate, average less than $15,000 Tenn. • lowa State students Okla. graduate owing an average of $30,000 S.C. Ariz. N.M. $15,000-$20,000 Ark. Ga. $20,001-$25,000 Miss. Ala. $25,000+ La. Техas Fla. Alaska Hawaii Factors that influence average debt levels for a college • School tuition • Student demographics • Endowment resources available for financial aid • State policies • Institutional financial aid packaging policies Cost of living in the local area MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS* 1 Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 2 George Washington University | $50,312 3 New York University | $50,182 4 Georgetown University | $49,689 5 Connecticut College | $49,385 6 Bates College | $49,350 7 Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 8 Skidmore College | $49,266 9 Scripps College| $49,236 10 Middlebury College | $49,210 SOURCE:The Project on Student Debt, 2007 *For 2008-2009 school year .... ... Student debt by state – highs and lows The statewide average debt levels college graduates vary greatly, but many of the same states appear at the high and low ends of the spectrum as have in previous years. New England and the Rustbelt have more students than average attending private colleges. Average cost of Private four-year: $25,143* UTAH Lowest student debt $13,266 avg. IOWA Highest student debt $26,208 avg. Maine The West tends to have more students who attend public colleges. Wash. Mont. N.D. Minn. N.H. Vt. Average cost of Public four-year: $6,585* Ore. N.H. Wis. N.Y. Mas, Idaho S.D. Conn. Mass. Wyo. Mich. R.I. lowa Pa. • Only 35 percent of BYU students graduate with debt, and those who do average just $12,995. Conn. Nev. Neb. I. Ohio N.J. Ind. Md. Mo. D.C. Utah W.Va. Calif. Va. Del. • From 1997 to 2007, total Kan. cost of attending lowa Md. Colo. State University has -increased 71.2% N.C. STUDENT DEBT per graduate, average less than $15,000 Tenn. • lowa State students Okla. graduate owing an average of $30,000 S.C. Ariz. N.M. $15,000-$20,000 Ark. Ga. $20,001-$25,000 Miss. Ala. $25,000+ La. Техas Fla. Alaska Hawaii Factors that influence average debt levels for a college • School tuition • Student demographics • Endowment resources available for financial aid • State policies • Institutional financial aid packaging policies Cost of living in the local area MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS* 1 Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 2 George Washington University | $50,312 3 New York University | $50,182 4 Georgetown University | $49,689 5 Connecticut College | $49,385 6 Bates College | $49,350 7 Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 8 Skidmore College | $49,266 9 Scripps College| $49,236 10 Middlebury College | $49,210 SOURCE:The Project on Student Debt, 2007 *For 2008-2009 school year .... ... Student debt by state – highs and lows The statewide average debt levels college graduates vary greatly, but many of the same states appear at the high and low ends of the spectrum as have in previous years. New England and the Rustbelt have more students than average attending private colleges. Average cost of Private four-year: $25,143* UTAH Lowest student debt $13,266 avg. IOWA Highest student debt $26,208 avg. Maine The West tends to have more students who attend public colleges. Wash. Mont. N.D. Minn. N.H. Vt. Average cost of Public four-year: $6,585* Ore. N.H. Wis. N.Y. Mas, Idaho S.D. Conn. Mass. Wyo. Mich. R.I. lowa Pa. • Only 35 percent of BYU students graduate with debt, and those who do average just $12,995. Conn. Nev. Neb. I. Ohio N.J. Ind. Md. Mo. D.C. Utah W.Va. Calif. Va. Del. • From 1997 to 2007, total Kan. cost of attending lowa Md. Colo. State University has -increased 71.2% N.C. STUDENT DEBT per graduate, average less than $15,000 Tenn. • lowa State students Okla. graduate owing an average of $30,000 S.C. Ariz. N.M. $15,000-$20,000 Ark. Ga. $20,001-$25,000 Miss. Ala. $25,000+ La. Техas Fla. Alaska Hawaii Factors that influence average debt levels for a college • School tuition • Student demographics • Endowment resources available for financial aid • State policies • Institutional financial aid packaging policies Cost of living in the local area MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS* 1 Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 2 George Washington University | $50,312 3 New York University | $50,182 4 Georgetown University | $49,689 5 Connecticut College | $49,385 6 Bates College | $49,350 7 Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 8 Skidmore College | $49,266 9 Scripps College| $49,236 10 Middlebury College | $49,210 SOURCE:The Project on Student Debt, 2007 *For 2008-2009 school year .... ... Student debt by state – highs and lows The statewide average debt levels college graduates vary greatly, but many of the same states appear at the high and low ends of the spectrum as have in previous years. New England and the Rustbelt have more students than average attending private colleges. Average cost of Private four-year: $25,143* UTAH Lowest student debt $13,266 avg. IOWA Highest student debt $26,208 avg. Maine The West tends to have more students who attend public colleges. Wash. Mont. N.D. Minn. N.H. Vt. Average cost of Public four-year: $6,585* Ore. N.H. Wis. N.Y. Mas, Idaho S.D. Conn. Mass. Wyo. Mich. R.I. lowa Pa. • Only 35 percent of BYU students graduate with debt, and those who do average just $12,995. Conn. Nev. Neb. I. Ohio N.J. Ind. Md. Mo. D.C. Utah W.Va. Calif. Va. Del. • From 1997 to 2007, total Kan. cost of attending lowa Md. Colo. State University has -increased 71.2% N.C. STUDENT DEBT per graduate, average less than $15,000 Tenn. • lowa State students Okla. graduate owing an average of $30,000 S.C. Ariz. N.M. $15,000-$20,000 Ark. Ga. $20,001-$25,000 Miss. Ala. $25,000+ La. Техas Fla. Alaska Hawaii Factors that influence average debt levels for a college • School tuition • Student demographics • Endowment resources available for financial aid • State policies • Institutional financial aid packaging policies Cost of living in the local area MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS* 1 Sarah Lawrence College | $53,166 2 George Washington University | $50,312 3 New York University | $50,182 4 Georgetown University | $49,689 5 Connecticut College | $49,385 6 Bates College | $49,350 7 Johns Hopkins University | $49,278 8 Skidmore College | $49,266 9 Scripps College| $49,236 10 Middlebury College | $49,210 SOURCE:The Project on Student Debt, 2007 *For 2008-2009 school year .... ...