The statistic shows the share of U.S. graduates who are indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity. Overall, borrowing rates are higher among Bachelor’s recipients at private non-profit schools for every group. Less than two-thirds (68%) of white graduates from public schools borrow, compared to four-fifths (82%) of African American graduates who borrow. Private non-profit schools command even more frequent borrowing among Black students.
Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity
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Demos. (September 24, 2018). Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/
Demos. "Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. September 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/
Demos. (2018). Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/
Demos. "Share of U.S. Graduates Indebted Due to Undergraduate Student Loans in 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/
Demos, Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of U.S. graduates indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], Demos, September 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222449/share-of-us-students-in-undergraduate-student-loan-debt-by-race-or-ethnicity/
