蓝莓视频 students graduate with the ninth-lowest student loan debt nationally among public four-year colleges and universities, released Aug. 12, 2016. Among all four-year colleges and universities, Northeastern ranks 28th.
The report was released by LendEDU, an online student loan and student loan refinance company. LendEDU鈥檚 first Student Loan Debt By School By State Report was created using licensed financial aid data that is provided by the institutions.
鈥溊遁悠 takes great pride in providing a world-class education that will not burden our future leaders with mountains of student loan debt,鈥 Provost Richard J. Helldobler said. 鈥淭his ranking not only reinforces Northeastern鈥檚 reputation as a national leader but also affirms that we are meeting our mission as a public university to best prepare our students for productive lives and careers.鈥
Based on the Class of 2015, only 13 percent of Northeastern graduates incurred student debt, according to the LendEDU report, and the average debt per borrower was $15,713. Those numbers are significantly less than the state averages: 65 percent of students graduate with debt at an average of $29,589 per borrower.
鈥淲e encourage students and families to consider student debt before decision day,鈥 LendEDU Director of Business Development Alex Coleman said. 鈥溊遁悠 is doing an excellent job helping students avoid student debt.鈥
In 2012, Newsweek magazine named Northeastern the sixth-best investment among all universities in the nation and No. 1 in Illinois. And in both 2014 and 2015, Northeastern earned the No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 annual 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 publication for students who graduate with the least amount of debt among Midwest regional universities. U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 new rankings will be released later this year.
