Share of U.S. students with undergraduate student loan debt by ethnicity 2016
The statistic shows the share of U.S. graduates who are indebted due to undergraduate student loans in 2016, by ethnicity. Overall, borrowing rates are higher among Bachelor’s recipients at private non-profit schools for every group. Less than two-thirds (68%) of white graduates from public schools borrow, compared to four-fifths (82%) of African American graduates who borrow. Private non-profit schools command even more frequent borrowing among Black students.