Payback Time

College seniors nationwide who graduated in 2010 carried an average of $25,250 in student loan debt. For many graduates in the Ivy League, the debt load was below the national average. Below are Ivy averages and the percentage of graduates with debt.

Average Debt Graduates in Debt Brown University $22,468 41% Cornell University $20,648 52% Dartmouth College $18,712 51% University of Pennsylvania $17,013 43% Harvard University $10,102 34% Yale University $9,254 28% Princeton University $5,225 23% Source: The Institute for College Access & Success (Columbia University did not participate)