College Students Across Country Set to March Over Debt
GoLocalProv News Team & GraphIQ
College Students Across Country Set to March Over Debt
College students across the country today are set to walk out of classrooms in what is being called the Million Student March.
The event aims to bring attention to student debt and demands that access to public higher education be made free.
GoLocal has teamed up with GraphIQ to show the current student debt and the growth in tuition fees over the years.
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#7 Rhode Island College
Average Student Debt: $23,110
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 79%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 11%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 1,307
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 5,794
In-State Tuition and Fees: $7,268
Total Cost of Attendance: $18,964
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 36%
#6 Brown University
Average Student Debt: $23,521
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 37%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 45%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 1,603
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 6,114
In-State Tuition and Fees: $42, 230
Total Cost of Attendance: $56,150
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 14%
#5 Providence College
Average Student Debt: $26,832
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 70%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 21%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 914
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,804
In-State Tuition and Fees: $40,975
Total Cost of Attendance: $54,840
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 16%
#4 Univ. of Rhode Island
Average Student Debt: $30,387
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 77%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 31%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 2,614
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 11,672
In-State Tuition and Fees: $11,366
Total Cost of Attendance: $25,311
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 24%
#3 Roger Williams Univ.
Average Student Debt: $38,550
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 66%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 39%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 872
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,834
In-State Tuition and Fees: $30,908
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,568
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: N/A
#2 Salve Regina Univ.
Average Student Debt: $39,996
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 80%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 33%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 436
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 1,904
In-State Tuition and Fees: $32,800
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,100
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 24%
#1 Bryant University
Average Student Debt: $44,580
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 88%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 53%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 831
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,211
In-State Tuition and Fees: $34,624
Total Cost of Attendance: $50,153
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 17%
