Average debt: $31,675
Students with debt: 70 percent
Although the average debt load per student in Pennsylvania was $31,675, graduates of several private colleges and universities faced average loans that were significantly higher.
Arcadia University led the state in average loan debt – at $41,393 per student -- while a close runner up was Robert Morris University, which reported an average student debt of $41,093.
Three other private institutions – Ursinus College, Chatham University and the main campus of Widener University – each reported average student debt of more than $40,000.
Among public schools, the campuses of University of Pennsylvania campus reported a per-student debt that ranged from about $27,000 to roughly $35,000. Three campuses of Pennsylvania State University each reported debt at about $35,000.
