[gruez]

>I've heard students are left with hundreds of thousands in debt when they graduate.

That's very atypical. The average student loan size at graduation is around $33k to 41k. The only way you get "hundreds of thousands in debt" is if you go to an expensive private university and pay full price.

https://educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt

>The average private nonprofit university student borrows $33,910 to complete a bachelor’s degree.

>For-profit students borrow an average $40,970.

[johnnyanmac]

I think it's only looking at grad+. The chart right below the summary says total average loans are $60k. and that's nationwide. You need loans for more than tuiition, after all.