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Among student borrowers who opened their loans between 2010 and 2019, more than half now owe more than what they originally borrowed.

Since 1992, the sticker price has almost doubled for 4-year private colleges & more than doubled for public colleges, even after adjusting for inflation. Today the avg. total of attending a private college, including living expenses, is about $58,000 a year. After financial aid, the average net price for private-college students is about $33,000 a year; at public institutions, it is about $19,000.
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And those averages conceal a great deal of variation. For example, at the University of Michigan (a public university), tuition, fees and expenses for out-of-state juniors and seniors total more than $80,000 a year.

Researchers have recently discovered that, on average, those who've graduated after 1992 with a four-year college degree are NOT at an economic advantage over high school-only graduates...

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