Veera Korhonen
Research expert covering United States data for society
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Value of outstanding student loans U.S. 2006-2024
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Share of student loans provided in the U.S. 2001-2023, by source
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Average student loan debt per borrower U.S. 2023, by age group
Value of outstanding student loans U.S. 2006-2024
Value of outstanding student loans in the United States from Q1 2006 to Q2 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Value of student loan debt outstanding, by repayment status U.S. 2023
Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2023, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars)
Number of student loan borrowers by balance U.S. 2023
Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions)
Total student loans provided in the U.S. 2001-2023
Total amount provided in student loans in the United States from 2002/01 to 2022/23 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars)
Share of student loans provided in the U.S. 2001-2023, by source
Share of total student loans provided in the United States, by source from 2001/02 to 2022/23
Amount of student loan debt outstanding, by type U.S. 2024
Amount of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2024, by student loan type (in billion U.S. dollars)
Amount of student loans offered, by federal loan program U.S. 2017-2023
Total amount of student aid distributed in the United States, by federal loan program from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 (in 2022 million U.S. dollars)
Student borrowing - percentage borrowing of federal loans U.S. 2010-2024
Percentage of college students who took out of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2010 and 2024
Student borrowing - federal student loans taken out, by average amount 2011-2024
College student use of federal loans, year-over-year, in the United States between 2011 and 2024, by average amount borrowed (in U.S. dollars)
Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2008-2022
Average university graduate debt levels in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
Average student loan debt in the U.S. 2022, by generation
Average value of student loan debt held in the United States in 2022, by generation (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Total outstanding federal student loan debt U.S. 2023, by age group
Total outstanding debt of federal student loan borrowers in the United States as of September 2023, by age group (in billions)
Average student loan debt per borrower U.S. 2023, by age group
Average student loan debt per borrower in the United States as of Q1 2023, by age group (in U.S. dollars)
Share of Americans with student loan debt U.S. 2023, by state
Share of Americans who have some form of student loan debt in their name in the United States in 2023, by state of residence
Average student debt U.S. 2020, by state
Average debt of university graduates in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars)
Share of Americans who currently have student debt U.S. 2022, by race and gender
Share of Americans who attended at least some college and currently have student loan debt in the United States in 2022, by race and gender
Share of Americans with at least 25,000 U.S. dollars in student debt 2022, by race
Share of borrowers with at least 25,000 U.S. dollars in student loan debt from their own education in the United States in 2022, by race/ethnicity
Average U.S. students' undergraduate student loan debt by race 2020
Average student loan debt after four years of completing a bachelor's degree in the United States in 2020, by race/ethnicity and Pell Grant receipt (in U.S. dollars)
Average share of student debt still owed 4 years after graduation U.S. 2020, by race
Average share of original student loan debt still owed by graduates after four years of completing a bachelor's degree in the United States in 2020, by race and Pell Grant receipt
U.S. sources of debt of LGBTQI+ adults 2023
Distribution of largest source of debt of LGBTQI+ adults in the United States in 2023
Federal student loan limits for undergraduates U.S. 2023, by year and dependency
Annual federal student loan limits for undergraduate students in the United States in 2023, by year in school and dependency status (in U.S. dollars)
Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2020/21, by institution type
Percentage of students attending 2-year and 4-year institutions who have student loans in the United States 2020/21, by type of institution
Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. 2020-2021, by type of aid
Share of university students receiving student aid in the United States for the 2020/21 academic year, by type of aid and institution
Tuition cost and student loan amounts U.S. 2021/22, by institution type
Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received in the United States 2021/22, by institution type (in U.S. dollars)
Tuition costs and student loans at U.S. 2-year institutions by institution type 2022
Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 2-year institutions in the United States 2021/22, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars)
U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels in public four-year colleges 2006-2022
Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2006/07 to 2021/22 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)
U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels, private four-year colleges 2006-2022
Average amount of debt per borrower at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2006/07 to 2021/22 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)
Average student debt for a 4-year bachelor's degree, by institution type U.S. 2020/21
Average student loan debt for a four-year bachelor's degree in the United States in 2020/21, by institution type (in U.S. dollars)
Average value of undergraduate student loans U.S. 2007-2023, by loan type
Average annual amount borrowed by undergraduate students for higher education in the United States from 2007/2008 to 2022/2023, by loan type (in 2022 U.S. dollars)
Average value of graduate student loans U.S. 2007-2023, by type
Average annual amount borrowed by graduate students for higher education in the United States from 2007/2008 to 2022/2023, by loan type (in 2022 U.S. dollars)
Student loan cohort default rate in the U.S. 2019, by institution type
Percentage of students in default on student loans after attending 2-year and 4-year institutions United States in 2019, by institution type
Total balance of federal student loan debt in forbearance U.S. 2021-2023
Total balance of federal student loan debt in forbearance in the United States in Q2 2021 to Q2 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Students with federal loans for higher education U.S. 2023, by repayment status
Distribution of federal education loan recipients in the United States as of second quarter fiscal year 2023, by repayment status
Student loan default rate U.S. 2022, by race
Student loan default rate in the United States in 2022, by race
Student loan default rate U.S. 2022, by degree type
Student loan default rate in the United States in 2022, by type of degree
Student loan default rate U.S. 2022, by family income
Student loan default rate in the United States in 2022, by family income bracket
U.S. borrowers who struggled to make student loan payments 2022
Share of student loan borrowers who struggled to make payments in the United States in 2022
U.S. adults' ability to pay off student loan debt 2024
Adults who think they will fully pay off their student loan debt in the United States in 2024
Share of adults who could afford student loans U.S. 2022, by loan amount owed
Share of adults who could afford to make payments towards student loans in the United States in 2022, by loan amount owed
Share of adults who could afford payments towards student loans U.S. 2022, by income
Share of adults who could afford to make payments towards student loans in the United States in 2022, by income
Share of adults who could afford to make payments towards student loans U.S. 2022
Once the moratorium (or pause) on student loan payments expires, will you be able to afford making payments toward your student loans?
Distribution of use of funds during paused student loan repayment period U.S. 2022
Distribution of use of funds during student loan payment moratorium in the United States in 2022
Share of adults who think student loans impact financial security U.S. 2022 by income
Share of adults who believe resuming payments towards their student loans will have an impact on their financial security in the United States in 2022, by income
Share of Americans with difficulty paying bills U.S. 2023, by student debt status
Share of Americans who had difficulty paying bills or expenses in the United States in January 2023, by student debt status
Share of Americans who were behind on student loan payments U.S. 2023, by education
Share of Americans with outstanding student debt for their own education who were behind on student loan payments in the United States in 2023, by level of education
Length of time expected by Gen Z to pay off undergraduate student debt U.S. 2023
How many years do you anticipate it will take you to pay off your undergraduate student debt?
Share of Gen Z who delayed select financial decisions due to student debt U.S. 2022
Which, if any, of the following significant financial decisions have you ever delayed specifically because of the student loan debt for your own education?
Share of adults who believe student loan payments impact financial security U.S. 2022
Will resuming payments toward your student loans have a major or minor impact on your financial security, or will it have no impact?
Share of Gen Z who would make different financial decisions towards college U.S. 2022
Thinking of the student loan debt you assumed for your own education, which, if any, of the following would you have done differently in hindsight?
Share of Americans facing various issues due to student loan debt U.S. 2022
Thinking specifically of your student loans, have you ever had issues with the following?
Federal student loan forgiveness programs U.S. 2023, by average amount forgiven
Federal student loan forgiveness programs in the United States in April 2023, by average amount forgiven per borrower (in U.S. dollars)
Share of Americans aged 18-29 with select beliefs on federal student loan policy 2022
When it comes to student loan debt, which statement comes closest to your view?
U.S. support for forgiving federal student loans with various tradeoffs 2022
Share of Americans who support forgiving up to 10,000 U.S. dollars in federal student loans for those who earn less than 150,000 U.S. dollars a year, or married couples who earn less than 300,000, with certain tradeoffs in the United States in 2022, by political stance and student loan status
Share of adults who agree selected programs would help them afford college U.S. 2022
How helpful would each of the following programs be to you in terms of affording college?*
Average share of student loan forgiven for Americans to reenroll in college 2022
What is the minimum percentage of your student loan that you would need forgiven in order for you to reenroll?
U.S. adults' on extent of student loan forgiveness 2022
Survey of how much student loan debt should be forgiven in the United States 2022
U.S. adults on extent of student loan forgiveness 2024
Survey of what dollar amount of student loan debt should be forgiven in the United States 2024
U.S. adults' on extent of student loan forgiveness 2022, by party identification
Survey of how much student loan debt should be forgiven in the United States 2022, by party identification
Share of Americans who would reenroll in college if student loans were forgiven 2022
How likely would you be to reenroll if some or all of your current student loans were forgiven?
U.S. belief in effectiveness of affirmative action/student loan forgiveness 2023
Share of adults who believe that select affirmative action or student loan forgiveness programs are effective at preparing young Americans for the future in the United States in 2023, by generation
Perception of taking out student loans to afford higher education U.S. 2022
Perception of taking out student loans in order to afford higher education in the United States in 2022
U.S. belief that benefits of higher education exceed the cost 2022, by education/age
Share of Americans who attended at least some college or higher who said that the financial benefits of their higher education exceeded the costs in the United States in 2022, by education and age
Share of adults who believe taking out student loans is worth it U.S. 2022, by income
Share of adults who believe that taking out student loans is worth it in the United States in 2022, by income
Share of adults who believe taking out student loans was worth it U.S. 2022, by age
Share of adults who believe that taking out student loans was worth it in the United States in 2022, by age
U.S. beliefs on whether college is a smart investment or a gamble 2023, by generation
Share of Americans who think college is a smart investment or a gamble in the United States in 2023, by generation
Gen Z teens on whether college is a smart investment U.S. 2023, by demographic
Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic
Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it U.S. 2022
Based on your current financial situation, was taking out student loans worth attending college?
U.S. students' beliefs on taking out loans for online higher education 2021-23
How much do you agree or disagree with the idea that, in general, it is worthwhile for borrowers to take out loans for education after high school that is a predominantly online program?
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