by our College Data Analytics TeamHere you will find what students actually borrow to attend Center for Ultrasound Research & Education, including completion-adjusted borrowing and a standard repayment estimate. All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education and IPEDS.
Among first-year students at CURE, 63% of new students use loans toward freshman-year expenses, with a typical loan of $8,855 apiece. This figure includes both private and federally funded student loans.
On the federal side, the average loan is $8,855. This reaches or tops the $5,500 first-year federal borrowing cap for a typical dependent student. Be aware: the undergraduate-wide averages below exclude private loans, while this freshman number includes them.
Counting every undergraduate at CURE, 63% use federal student loans to help pay for their education, at an average of $8,971 each per year. It comes to 1.3% more than the freshman federal average of $8,855.
Carrying that yearly figure forward comes to roughly $17,942 in two years and roughly $35,884 over four years. These figures assume identical federal borrowing each year and omit private and Parent PLUS loans.
| Undergraduate federal borrowing | Value |
|---|---|
| Share using federal loans | 63% |
| Average federal loan per year | $8,971 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 180 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $1,614,795 |
The median student at CURE borrows $10,000 in federal student loans.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $10,000 |
| Students who completed (graduates) | $14,635 |
| Students who withdrew | $4,750 |
Withdrawn-student debt matters because those borrowers carry the loans without the degree that helps repay them.
The indicators below describe what the typical debt costs to pay back at CURE.
The breakdowns below show median federal debt by income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
Subsidized loans pause interest while you are in school; unsubsidized loans do not. That difference compounds over four years, so the type of loan you take matters as much as the amount.
Worth Knowing
Federal student loans are not discharged in bankruptcy in all but the rarest cases, and the government can withhold part of your income or tax refund if you default.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.