US student debt has reached over $1.2 trillion as the cost of college has increased over 1,000% in 30 years, far outpacing wage growth and inflation. 39 million Americans have student loan debt, with the average student owing $27,000. Many borrowers struggle to repay their loans, with 1 in 10 defaulting within 2 years and 1 in 8 having a past due student loan account. A new crowdfunding platform called Yousery allows graduates to pledge community service projects in their field of study in exchange for donors making small recurring donations to help pay off the graduates' student loan debt.

1. THE STATE OF US STUDENT DEBT
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2. US STUDENT DEBT IS AT AN ALLTIME HIGH
More student borrowers... requiring bigger loans... has lead to a meteoric rise in outstanding student debt
$1.2Trillion in outstanding student debt!

3. EDUCATION COSTS CONTINUETO GROW
FASTERTHAN SALARIES
• The cost of college education has risen an incredible
1,120% over the past 30 years
• This dwarfs the meager increases in cost of living,
graduate salaries and the rate of inflation
• ...and is even double the increase of "skyrocketing
medical costs", which rose 600% over the same period

4. GRADUATES ARE SUFFERING
STUDENT DEBT FACTS
• 39 million US citizens have student debt
• 1 in 10 borrowers default in the first 2 years after beginning repayment,
and 1 in 8 borrowers has a past due student loan account
• The US government has profited $107 billion in the past five years from student loans
• The average student has $27,000 in student loans

5. • Yousery is a crowdfunded student loan debt repayment solution that lets graduates
earn their way out of debt through community service.
• Graduates pledge community service projects using the skills they learned in school,
and in return, donors give small recurring “tips” to help the graduates pay off loans.
• It’s a community solution for a national problem via individual impact
That’s where we come in
Learn more at www.yousery.com