Total Number of Stafford Loan Borrowers and Average Amount Borrowed


	Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant Dollars over Time Graduate Students: Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant Dollars over Time Percentage of Undergraduate Students Borrowing Stafford Loans over Time Undergraduate Students: Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant Dollars over Time

Over the last decade, the total number of Stafford Loan borrowers increased by 95%, from 5.4 million in 2001-02 to 10.4 million in 2011-12. The average amount borrowed from subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans combined increased by 8%, from $7,627 (in 2011 dollars) to $8,230 over this decade.

Figure 7B: Total Number of Stafford Loan Borrowers and Average Amount Borrowed, 2001-02 to 2011-12

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Download Data in Excel

See Key Points

Total Number of Stafford Loan Borrowers and Average Amount Borrowed

Notes & Sources

SOURCE: Trends in Student Aid website (trends.collegeboard.org), Table 6.

Key Points

Over the last decade, the total number of Stafford Loan borrowers increased by 95%, from 5.4 million in 2001-02 to 10.4 million in 2011-12. The average amount borrowed from subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans combined increased by 8%, from $7,627 (in 2011 dollars) to $8,230 over this decade.