A Few Thoughts on the Recent Deceleration of Student Loan Debt, Accessible Data

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Figure 1: Federal Student Loan Originations (in Billions)

Source: Department of Education.

Note: 2013 and 2014 values are projected.

2000 35
2001 38
2002 40
2003 45
2004 50.5
2005 57
2006 60
2007 65
2008 79
2009 95
2010 100
2011 110
2012 105
2013 106.5
2014 112

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Figure 2: Total Enrollment (in Millions)

Source: Department of Education.

2000 15,312,289
2001 15,927,987
2002 16,611,711
2003 16,911,481
2004 17,272,044
2005 17,487,475
2006 17,758,870
2007 18,248,128
2008 19,102,814
2009 20,427,711
2010 21,016,126
2011 20,994,113
2012 20,642,819

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Figure 3: Share of Student Loans in Repayment (Percent)

Source: Department of Education.

4:01 45.51
4:02 45.8
4:03 44.45
4:04 45.23
5:01 46.52
5:02 47.99
5:03 50.99
5:04 51.18
6:01 50.09
6:02 50.23
6:03 50.01
6:04 50.17
7:01 51.72
7:02 52.08
7:03 53.26
7:04 53.3
8:01 53.38
8:02 53.54
8:03 52.59
8:04 53.39
9:01 53.94
9:02 53.96
9:03 54.47
9:04 54.28
10:01 53.86
10:02 54.4
10:03 54.45
10:04 54.46
11:01 54.63
11:02 54.27
11:03 53.88
11:04 54.28
12:01 55.04
12:02 54.93
12:03 55.62
12:04 56.51
13:01 56.81
13:02 57.87
13:03 57.8

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Figure 4: Public Four-year College Costs (in Thousands)

Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; NCES, IPEDS.

Note: 2013 and 2014 values are projected.

2001 11,408
2002 11,886
2003 12,545
2004 13,376
2005 14,031
2006 14,483
2007 14,735
2008 15,204
2009 15,263
2010 16,526
2011 17,335
2012 17,739
2013 18,171
2014 18,391

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