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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 13 > Student borrowing rose over 4 years

Student borrowing rose over 4 years

Federal data outline recession’s role; ‘everybody is struggling much more’

By Tamar Lewin / The Bulletin
August 13, 2009

Although about a third of the students who earned bachelor's degrees in 2007-08 graduated with no debt, nearly the same as four years earlier, the average amount students borrow has increased, according to a policy brief released Tuesday by the College Board.

"People think students are....

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