by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is federal data on the loans students use to pay for Marian College School of Nursing— how much they borrow, how that debt is spread across the student body, and what it costs to pay back. The data below is drawn directly from federal sources.
At Marian College Van Nuys, 100% of freshmen borrow to help pay for their first year, averaging $8,167 apiece. This figure includes both private and federally funded student loans.
Federal loans alone average $8,167. This is at or above the $5,500 first-year federal borrowing cap that applies to the typical dependent freshman. Bear in mind the undergraduate averages later on cover federal loans only, whereas this freshman total folds in private loans too.
Counting every undergraduate at Marian College Van Nuys, 61% borrow through federal student loan programs, for a typical $7,365 in federal loans per year. That amounts to 9.8% lower than the $8,167 freshmen take on.
At a steady annual pace, that totals around $14,730 over two years and about $29,460 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 | 61% |
| Average federal loan per year | $7,365 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 74 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $545,044 |
The median student at Marian College Van Nuys borrows $10,916 in federal borrowing.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $10,916 |
| Students who completed (graduates) | $12,337 |
| Students who withdrew | $8,365 |
Debt carried by students who withdrew is a key risk signal — these borrowers owe money without having earned the credential.
Looking only at the median is misleading — these four percentiles describe the full debt distribution for borrowers at Marian College Van Nuys.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,595 |
| 25th percentile | $8,670 |
| 75th percentile | $16,897 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $16,897 |
How wide this percentile range is tells you how much borrowing varies across students at Marian College Van Nuys.
PLUS loans — taken out by parents or graduate students — add to the total cost of attendance financed by debt at Marian College Van Nuys.
| Group | Borrowers | Median debt incl. PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| All borrowers | 37 | $9,248 |
Repayment burden translates the debt figures into what a borrower actually pays each month. Marian College Van Nuys.
The default rate measures how many borrowers fall behind and ultimately fail to repay their federal loans. Two-year cohort default-rate data for Marian College Van Nuys appears below.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 2-year cohort default rate | 6.9% |
| Borrowers in the cohort | 144 |
A lower default rate generally signals that graduates earn enough to manage their loan payments.
The breakdowns below show median federal debt by income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,876 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,051 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,784 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,004 |
| Independent students | $12,419 |
These pre-calculated indicators summarize the borrowing gaps between cohorts at Marian College Van Nuys.
Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Loans
With an unsubsidized loan, interest starts adding up the day the loan is disbursed, including during school. Subsidized loans, by contrast, do not accrue interest while you are enrolled at least half-time, which makes them the less expensive option when you qualify.
Did You Know?
Declaring bankruptcy does not erase federal student loan debt. If you stop paying, the federal government can garnish a portion of your wages until the loans are repaid.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.