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5 Facts About Young Americans

1. Young women earn less than men at every level of education

2. Average tuition is three times higher today than in 1980

3. Two out of three students graduate with student loan debt, at an average of over $24,000

4. The student loan default rate rose 31% over just 2 years.

5. Levels of credit card debt among those ages 25 to 34 rose 81% since 1989, to an average of $6,255 in 2007

From a Demos report on the “State of Young America”

Posted 3 months ago
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    This is why people are protesting. Tuition rates are astronomically high and colleges and universities in the SUNY...
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