2015 Georgia grads owe less in student loans than national average

2015 Georgia grads owe less in student loans than national average

Student loan debts for college graduates in 2015 were up 4 percent from 2014, with the average graduate owing a little more than $30,000, according to a report from the Institute for College Access & Success.

In Georgia, 61 percent of the class of 2015 graduated with student loan debt. The state’s graduates owe slightly less than the national average at around $28,000.

At 43 of the more than 2,000 colleges that reported average student debt figures for 2015 graduates, 90 percent or more of their new alumni graduated in debt.