This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about the impact their college debt had on their other financial and life decisions following graduation. The survey was conducted in the United States in 2012. 40 percent of graduates said that they had delayed a major purchase, such as a home or car, because of their continuing college debt.
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). Impact of college debt on graduates financial and life decisions in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Impact of college debt on graduates financial and life decisions in the United States in 2012." Chart. May 10, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). Impact of college debt on graduates financial and life decisions in the United States in 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Impact of College Debt on Graduates Financial and Life Decisions in The United States in 2012." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2012, /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Impact of college debt on graduates financial and life decisions in the United States in 2012 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Impact of college debt on graduates financial and life decisions in the United States in 2012 [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235225/impact-of-college-debt-on-behaviour-in-the-us/
