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  • Color: Light Orange Average Debt under $26,000
  • Color: Orange Average Debt $26,001 - $29,999
  • Color: Purple Average Debt above $30,000

How much debt do students graduate with in your state or at a particular college? Use the interactive map above and the other links on this page to explore those questions and more for the Class of 2020.

For more information about student debt by state and college, along with policy recommendations to reduce debt burdens and help borrowers manage repayment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, see our full report, Student Debt and the Class of 2020.

Student Debt and the Class of 2020

TICAS’ sixteenth annual report on debt for bachelor’s degree graduates of public and nonprofit colleges, finds vast variation in debt levels across states as well as colleges.

Average student debt at graduation in 2020 ranged from $18,350 in Utah to $39,950 in New Hampshire, and new graduates’ likelihood of having debt varied from 39 percent in Utah to 73 percent in South Dakota. In nineteen states, average debt was more than $30,000, and it was over $35,000 in six states.

Student Debt and the Class of 2020 includes federal policy recommendations to reduce debt burdens and manage repayment in the wake of COVID-19 and beyond.

 

 

The Project on Student Debt is an initiative of The Institute for College Access & Success, which has licensed these debt data through an agreement with Peterson’s. The data are copyright © 2021 Peterson’s LLC. All rights reserved.