United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-02-18 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-98-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63 P0b002ee18038523f f:he98063 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63 HEHS-98-63 Colleges/universities Higher education College students Education or training costs Student loans Part-time employment National Postsecondary Student Aid Study William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Federal Family Education Loan Program Dept. of Education Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students Program Letter Report HEHS To cope with rising tuition costs, more students are borrowing money and more are working. At four-year public schools, graduating seniors who had borrowed at some point during their college careers rose to 60 percent, up from 42 percent in 1992-93. During the same period, the percentage of graduating seniors (recipients of bachelor's degrees) who owed $20,000 or more rose from nine percent to 19 percent. At the graduate and professional levels, the picture is mixed, but in general the percentage of borrowers and the level of debt increased. Higher borrowing levels were especially pronounced at professional schools, where average debt among borrowers completing their programs soared from $45,000 in 1992-93 to nearly $60,000 in 1995-96. More than two-thirds of full-time undergraduate students held jobs during 1995-96 and worked an average of 23 hours a week. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63.pdf GAO/HEHS-98-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-98-63 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-98-63; Higher Education: Students Have Increased Borrowing and Working to Help Pay Higher Tuitions; Colleges/universities Higher education College students Education or training costs Student loans Part-time employment National Postsecondary Student Aid Study William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Federal Family Education Loan Program Dept. of Education Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students Program