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Most Debt Incurred By Students After Graduation From National Universities
Debt Load, Class of 2000
Many undergraduates leave college weighed down by student debt. U.S. News
has compiled a list of National Universities whose 2000 graduates carried the
heaviest debt loads. The data include loans taken out by students from the
colleges themselves, from financial institutions, and from federal, state, and
local governments. Parents' loans are not included.
It is important to note the second number entered for a college, labeled "Average amount of debt," is the average amount borrowed by those students who incurred debt, not the average for all students. The first number indicates what percentage of the student body has taken on debt.
| School | % of grads with debt | Average amount of debt |
| Virginia Commonwealth University * | 71% | $22,379 |
| Univ. of Missouri–Kansas City * | 81% | $22,127 |
| University of Vermont * | 50% | $21,500 |
| Cleveland State University * | 31% | $21,106 |
| Marquette University (WI) | 51% | $20,721 |
| University of North Dakota * | 66% | $20,570 |
| Tulane University (LA) | 50% | $20,040 |
| Polytechnic University (NY) | 55% | $20,002 |
| University of Denver | 44% | $19,981 |
* Public Institutions
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