| Student and institutional characteristics |
Percent who borrowed |
Average amount borrowed
(by borrowers) |
| Neither |
Under-
graduate
only |
Graduate
only |
Both |
Under-
graduate
only |
Graduate
only |
Both |
| Total |
31.4 |
23.7 |
17.7 |
27.2 |
$9,600 |
$36,900 |
$41,700 |
| Type of degree-granting institution |
| Public 4-year |
32.6 |
23.0 |
19.5 |
24.9 |
8,100 |
36,500 |
36,900 |
| Non-doctorate-granting |
34.4 |
25.6 |
15.9 |
24.1 |
7,800 |
29,100 |
31,900 |
| Doctorate-granting |
31.7 |
21.7 |
21.3 |
25.2 |
8,200 |
39,300 |
39,300 |
| Private not-for-profit 4-year |
29.7 |
24.2 |
15.3 |
30.8 |
12,500 |
37,500 |
48,900 |
| Non-doctorate-granting |
27.5 |
26.1 |
14.5 |
32.0 |
12,000 |
31,500 |
43,200 |
| Doctorate-granting |
32.1 |
22.3 |
16.1 |
29.5 |
13,000 |
43,200 |
55,500 |
| Other |
26.9 |
31.8 |
7.1 |
34.2 |
‡ |
‡ |
39,600 |
| Undergraduate major |
| Business and management |
39.6 |
26.4 |
13.0 |
21.1 |
8,900 |
33,000 |
38,800 |
| Education |
34.6 |
31.0 |
12.8 |
21.7 |
10,100 |
28,600 |
30,800 |
| Engineering, mathematics, or science |
29.4 |
23.3 |
19.1 |
28.2 |
10,000 |
47,200 |
57,400 |
| Humanities or social sciences |
28.6 |
18.4 |
21.8 |
31.1 |
9,600 |
38,200 |
40,000 |
| Other |
29.3 |
23.4 |
17.8 |
29.5 |
9,500 |
31,000 |
37,400 |
| Amount borrowed (undergraduate) |
| Did not borrow |
64.0 |
† |
36.0 |
† |
† |
36,900 |
† |
| Less than $5,000 |
† |
54.4 |
† |
45.7 |
2,700 |
† |
32,700 |
| $5,000–9,999 |
† |
43.7 |
† |
56.3 |
6,900 |
† |
36,200 |
| $10,000–14,999 |
† |
45.3 |
† |
54.7 |
11,300 |
† |
40,200 |
| $15,000 or more |
† |
41.6 |
† |
58.4 |
22,400 |
† |
57,700 |
| Highest enrollment after bachelor’s degree by 2003 |
| Master’s degree |
34.3 |
27.8 |
13.6 |
24.3 |
9,500 |
22,600 |
29,000 |
| Doctoral degree |
23.6 |
13.2 |
28.3 |
34.9 |
10,400 |
44,300 |
54,900 |
| First-professional degree |
20.4 |
7.6 |
33.6 |
38.5 |
‡ |
68,000 |
82,000 |
| Highest degree earned by 2003 |
| Bachelor’s degree |
35.5 |
32.0 |
10.8 |
21.7 |
9,500 |
25,500 |
32,500 |
| Master’s degree |
31.8 |
22.8 |
17.5 |
27.9 |
9,500 |
25,200 |
32,500 |
| Doctoral degree |
23.7 |
11.8 |
31.2 |
33.3 |
‡ |
46,600 |
52,900 |
| First-professional degree |
17.8 |
3.5 |
37.6 |
41.1 |
‡ |
73,900 |
88,900 |