What Is Driving the Student Debt Increase?
An ever increasing share of the net tuition (excluding aid) is being financed by student loans - up from 54% ($3,600) in 2000 to nearly 75% $5,500) in 2011....
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On Student Loan Interest Rates and New Hampshire
The interest rates on Stafford federal student loans have doubled from 3.4% to 6.8%; New Hampshire has the highest average debt levels for the class of 2011....
College Graduates Take on Ever More Student Debt, but the Alternative Is Worse
Student debt is rising quickly, but as of 2013 Q1, workers with a bachelor's degree earned 68 percent more than workers with only a high school diploma....
Saving for College in 2013
Though nearly all American families believe that college is an investment in their child's future, only 50% do it, down from 60% just two years ago....
Reducing Student Debt, One Bank Account at a Time
College students with no bank account are significantly more likely to adopt extremely risky attitudes and behaviors towards spending, saving, and debt....