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Student Loan Debt Statistics
Total debt, borrowers, balances, and repayment data, updated as new federal numbers come out.
October 2026Average Student Loan Debt By State In 2026
How much borrowers owe in every state, and where balances are growing fastest.
May 202630 Most Expensive Colleges In 2026
Our ranking of the priciest schools in the country, cited by multiple outlets.
Updated 2026529 Plan And College Savings Statistics
How families are saving for college, with the latest 529 plan data.
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We use primary sources like Education Department and other federal data, plus surveys we design and field ourselves, and we link to our sources in every report.
Student Loans 14 reports
- Student Loan Debt StatisticsUpdated 2026
- Average Student Loan Debt By State In 2026October 2026
- Which States Tax Student Loan ForgivenessJanuary 2026
- How Much Student Loan Debt Is Actually ForgivenAugust 2025
- Non-Profit Colleges See A Spike In Loan Forgiveness ClaimsMarch 2025
- Student Debt Trends By Age And Borrower TypeJanuary 2025
- Analysis Of The Restart Of Student Loan PaymentsOctober 2024
- Survey: Just Two-Thirds Of Student Loan Borrowers Have Resumed PaymentsFebruary 2024
- Survey: 55% Of Student Loan Borrowers Don’t Feel Ready To Resume PaymentsJune 2023
- Survey: 63% Say Biden’s One-Time Student Loan Forgiveness Program Is A Good ThingSeptember 2022
- Survey: Student Loan Borrowers Are Ready To Resume PaymentsNovember 2021
- Survey: 73% Of Americans Support Student Loan ForgivenessDecember 2020
- Student Loan Forgiveness Programs By StateUpdated regularly
- Unique Student Loan And Financial Aid Programs By StateUpdated regularly
Higher Education 16 reports
- States That Require The FAFSA To GraduateSeptember 2026
- 30 Most Expensive Colleges In 2026May 2026
- 529 Plan And College Savings StatisticsUpdated 2026
- Gender Gap In College DegreesFebruary 2026
- Do More Expensive Colleges Have Better Graduation Rates?February 2026
- The Truth About Administrative Bloat At CollegesJanuary 2026
- How Accurate Are College Cost Estimates?November 2025
- Unemployment Rates By Education LevelSeptember 2025
- Survey: Is College Worth It In 2025?February 2025
- How To Actually Win A Full-Ride ScholarshipFebruary 2025
- Taxable Scholarship DataFebruary 2024
- The Odds Of Receiving A Scholarship Are IncreasingNovember 2023
- Undermatching: Why Smart Low-Income Students Skip Selective CollegesSeptember 2023
- 75% Of College Students Work During CollegeOctober 2022
- 529 Plans By State: Every State’s Rules And OfferingsUpdated regularly
- Military And VA Education Benefits To Pay For CollegeUpdated regularly
Investing 2 reports
- S&P 500 Vs. College Endowments: Why Endowments Underperform The MarketFebruary 2025
- How Many Americans Are Familiar With Investing AppsDecember 2020
Money And Technology 5 reports
- 37% Of Google AI Finance Answers Are IncorrectOctober 2025
- Google AI Overviews Are Incorrect In 43% Of Finance-Related QueriesOctober 2024
- Survey: 86% Of Americans Are Stressed About Money And InflationNovember 2022
- The Average Net Worth Of Millennials By AgeOctober 2021
- How Much Financial Support Millennials Receive From Their ParentsOctober 2021
Taxes 2 reports
- Survey: How Much Americans Pay To File Their TaxesJanuary 2023
- How Much Americans Paid To File Their Taxes In 2021February 2021
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