5. UNIVERSITY STUDENT
HOW IT WORKS
Financing
Payment
for education
Education and
related services
INVESTORS LUMNI
Social and Payment after graduation
financial return
6. MARKET
PROFILE
THE HARD FACTS
WORTH THE EFFORT
THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
STUDENT LOANS
COMPETITION
LEGAL ISSUES
IMCOME DISTRIBUTION
7. THE HARD FACTS
$1 TRILLION
30%
OF PEOPLE WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO
REPAY THE DEBT
OF STUDENT LOANS
37 MILLION
BORROWERS
75%
OF COLLEGE GRADUATES
ARE WORKING AT JOBS
THAT REQUIRE A DEGREE
30%
SAY DEBT HAD AN
IMPACT ON
CAREER CHOICES
$33 000
AVERAGE DEBT
8. WORTH THE EFFORT
MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME WORKERS AGES 25-34,
BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, 2012
Less than high school
High school diploma
Associate's degree
Source: nces.ed.gov
Bachelor's
Master's or higher
$22,900
$30,000
$35,700
$46,900
$59,600
15 000 30 000 45 000 60 000
9. IMPORTANCE OF POSTSECONDARY DEGREE
92% 97%
94% 93%
Very important Somewhat important
Not very important Not at all important
U.S. adults
With high school diploma
With some college
With college degree
WORTH THE EFFORT
Source: gallup.com
10. WORTH THE EFFORT
IMPORTANCE OF POSTSECONDARY DEGREE
Source: gallup.com
April
5 6 16% 29% 44%
0 25 50 75 100
A degree beyond high school is
essential for getting a good job
April
3 6 17% 34% 40%
0 25 50 75 100
Postsecondary degree leads to a
better quality of life
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
11. WORTH THE EFFORT
IMPORTANCE OF POSTSECONDARY DEGREE
47%
43%
12,5 25 37,5 50
8%
2%
30%
50%
16%
4%
12,5 25 37,5 50
Very important
Somewhat important
Not very important
Not at all important
Candidate’s college or
university major
Where the candidate received
his or her college degree
Source: gallup.com
13. THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WITH LOANS
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
Source: nces.ed.gov
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
2011
2014
45%
40%
14. THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
TOP FINANCIAL PROBLEM FACING FAMILY
April
0 25 50 75 100
Source: gallup.com
College expenses/loans
Lack of money/low wages
Housing
Other financial problems
Healthcare
18 to 29
years
April
0 25 50 75 100
30 to 49
years
21% 15% 14% 50%
14% 14% 13% 59%
15. THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
TOP FINANCIAL PROBLEM FACING FAMILY
20
15
10
5
0
2005
Source: gallup.com
2008
2011
2014
% Healthcare costs
% College expenses
% Utility/Energy costs
16. THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
PERCENT CHANGE FROM 2005 IN MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS OF PEOPLE
25-34 WITH BACHELOR’S AND AVERAGE STUDENT LOAN BALANCE FOR PEOPLE
UNDER 30
Source: nces.ed.gov, ny.frb.org
40%
40
35%
35
30%
30
25%
25
20%
20
15
15%
10
10%
5
5%
0
0%
-5
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Student debt
Earnings
-5%
17. THAT DEBT IS TROUBLE
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADUATES THRIVING IN 2 (OF 5)
ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING
12,5 25 37,5 50
Source: gallup.com
40%
No student debt
Less than $25 000
$25 001 - $50 000
Over $50 000
Financial well-being Physical well-being
31%
26%
25%
34%
30%
26%
24%
12,5 25 37,5 50
20. SOURCES
apparat.cc lumni.net consumerfinance.gov nces.ed.gov projectonstudentdebt.org ny.frb.org
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wsj.com nytimes.com businessinsider.com usatoday.com
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The 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index Report
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The Institute for College Access & Success. 2014. Student Debt and the Class of 2013
Edvisors. 2014. Student Aid Policy Analysis. Debt at Graduation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 2012. Private Student Loans Report
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 2013. Student Loan Affordability
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National Center for Education Statistics. 2014. The Condition of Education