by our College Data Analytics TeamHere you will find what students actually borrow to attend Lee Professional Institute, including completion-adjusted borrowing and a standard repayment estimate. These figures are reported by the Department of Education and IPEDS.
Looking at the entering class at Lee Professional Institute, 97% of first-year students take on loan debt, borrowing on average $5,170 each — a figure that counts both private and federal student loans.
The average federally funded loan is $5,170, which is 94.0% of the $5,500 cap on first-year federal borrowing for the typical dependent student. Note that average undergraduate loan amounts shown later do not include private loans — so the full freshman figure above is not directly comparable.
Counting every undergraduate at Lee Professional Institute, 97% borrow through federal student loan programs, averaging $5,170 a year.
Repeating that yearly amount projects to about $10,340 after two years and $20,680 over a four-year span. These projections assume the same federal borrowing each year and exclude private and Parent PLUS loans.
| Undergraduate federal borrowing | Value |
|---|---|
| Share using federal loans | 97% |
| Average federal loan per year | $5,170 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 154 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $796,180 |
The middle borrower at Lee Professional Institute owes $5,970 in federal student loans.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $5,970 |
Half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles shown below for Lee Professional Institute.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,666 |
| 25th percentile | $4,523 |
| 75th percentile | $4,550 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $4,580 |
How wide this percentile range is tells you how much borrowing varies across students at Lee Professional Institute.
The indicators below describe what the typical debt costs to pay back at Lee Professional Institute.
Borrowing varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Borrowing by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,970 |
Federal data publishes the following gap measures for Lee Professional Institute.
The Difference Between 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.
Did You Know?
Unlike most other debt, federal student loans generally survive bankruptcy — and unpaid balances can lead to wage garnishment — so borrow only what you truly need.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.