- 45% of full time students have loans; the average amount of loans has risen from $3,900 in 1980 to $6,000 in 2000.
(National Center for Education Statistics,
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2004/analysis/sa04c.asp)
- The average student loan debt is $19,300
(National Center for Education Statistics,
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2004/section5/indicator38.asp)
- As many as 60% of college students admit to doing without some textbooks or course materials due to costs.
(Washington Post,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/22/AR2006012201290.html)
- The average college student spends an average of $900 on books and supplies each year
(Washington Post,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/22/AR2006012201290.html)
- Textbook prices tripled between 1986 and 2004.
(Washington Post,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/22/AR2006012201290.html)
- Including books and fees, the cost of attending a public college averages $15,100 while private school was $29,500.
(National Center for Education Statistics,
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2007/section5/indicator47.asp)
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