Per borrower, shows the average amount of debt amongst bachelor's degree recipients who had taken student loans. The average per all bachelor degree recipients includes those who graduated without any student debts.
Data for previous year has been derived from the .
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U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels in public four-year colleges 2007-2024
In the academic year of 2023/24, students who took out student loans had an average of * U.S. dollars worth of debt upon completion of their degree. This was a slight increase compared to the previous academic year.
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College Board. (October 31, 2025). Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 31, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. (2025). Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board. "Average Amount of Debt per Borrower at Public Four-year Colleges and Universities in The United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2025, /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
College Board, Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Average amount of debt per borrower at public four-year colleges and universities in the United States from 2007/08 to 2023/24 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235386/us-bachelors-degree-holders-debt-levels-in-public-four-year-colleges/
