| Student and institutional characteristics |
Percent who borrowed |
Average amount |
Amount borrowed |
| Less than $10,000 |
$10,000– 14,999 |
$15,000– 29,999 |
$30,000– 54,999 |
$55,000 or more |
| Total |
44.8 |
$33,200 |
23.2 |
10.3 |
27.0 |
20.1 |
19.4 |
| Type of degree-granting institution |
| Public 4-year |
44.4 |
31,200 |
25.5 |
10.2 |
26.9 |
19.3 |
18.1 |
| Non-doctorate-granting |
40.0 |
25,000 |
27.3 |
11.3 |
32.4 |
18.3 |
10.7 |
| Doctorate-granting |
46.5 |
33,900 |
24.7 |
9.7 |
24.6 |
19.8 |
21.2 |
| Private not-for-profit 4-year |
45.9 |
36,600 |
20.3 |
10.3 |
25.7 |
21.8 |
21.8 |
| Non-doctorate-granting |
46.1 |
31,300 |
24.8 |
8.9 |
27.5 |
21.6 |
17.1 |
| Doctorate-granting |
45.7 |
42,300 |
15.5 |
11.8 |
23.8 |
22.1 |
26.8 |
| Other |
41.3 |
31,900 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
43.2 |
15.7 |
18.8 |
| Undergraduate major |
| Business and management |
34.3 |
28,700 |
28.1 |
7.1 |
28.9 |
19.4 |
16.5 |
| Education |
34.3 |
23,000 |
37.4 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
| Engineering, mathematics, or science |
47.1 |
47,400 |
19.1 |
8.7 |
19.2 |
19.7 |
33.4 |
| Humanities or social sciences |
52.8 |
32,800 |
20.0 |
8.5 |
31.3 |
21.5 |
18.7 |
| Other |
47.4 |
28,100 |
21.6 |
14.3 |
28.0 |
22.9 |
13.2 |
| Amount borrowed (undergraduate) |
| Did not borrow |
36.0 |
36,900 |
19.3 |
7.7 |
26.5 |
22.7 |
23.9 |
| Less than $5,000 |
45.7 |
30,300 |
29.7 |
9.5 |
28.4 |
17.3 |
15.2 |
| $5,000–9,999 |
56.3 |
29,200 |
28.0 |
13.0 |
31.0 |
12.9 |
15.1 |
| $10,000–14,999 |
54.7 |
28,700 |
25.7 |
16.1 |
23.6 |
19.4 |
15.3 |
| $15,000 or more |
58.4 |
35,100 |
18.7 |
9.9 |
25.3 |
24.9 |
21.3 |
| Highest enrollment after bachelor’s degree by 208 |
| Master’s degree |
37.9 |
19,900 |
30.0 |
13.2 |
33.5 |
18.9 |
4.5 |
| Doctoral degree |
63.1 |
43,700 |
18.3 |
7.6 |
21.6 |
21.1 |
31.5 |
| First-professional degree |
71.8 |
69,200 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
9.4 |
23.6 |
59.9 |
| Highest degree earned by 2003 |
| Bachelor’s degree |
32.3 |
23,300 |
36.2 |
11.6 |
26.6 |
14.4 |
11.4 |
| Master’s degree |
45.4 |
22,900 |
23.9 |
12.6 |
34.9 |
22.7 |
5.9 |
| Doctoral degree |
64.3 |
44,100 |
21.4 |
9.6 |
14.7 |
19.1 |
35.2 |
| First-professional degree |
78.8 |
75,500 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
8.2 |
21.6 |
67.1 |