Student Debt Crisis: Are Students Incurring Excessive Debt?.

Hansen, W. Lee; Rhodes, Marilyn S.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Student Debt Crisis: Are Students Incurring Excessive Debt?

Hansen, W. Lee; Rhodes, Marilyn S.

Economics of Education Review, v7 n1 p101-12 1988

Examines whether undergraduate students are incurring excessive debt to finance college attendance. Using data on debt levels for 1982-83 full-time college seniors in California, the study concludes that no more than four percent of dependent students and five percent of independent students have excessive debt. Includes six tables, seven notes, and 25 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Higher Education, Loan Repayment, Self Supporting Students, Student Loan Programs, Student Responsibility, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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