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by ac29 2454 days ago
Here's some real statistics, and there is a relatively small difference between public colleges and private for-profit ones.

80.3% of public college students received aid in 2016-2017, with an average loan amount of $6584.

85.2% of private for-profit college students received aid in 2016-2017, with an average loan amount of $8048.

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d18/tables/dt18_331.20.a...