Report: Fewer Iowa University Students Are Graduating with Debt — But Those Who Are Have a Lot

Average student loan debt for graduates of Iowa’s colleges and universities still exceeds the national average, according to a new report by The Institute for College Access & Success.  The report, issued annually in September, tracks changes in student loan debt at the state and institution levels.  In Iowa, 63 percent of 2017 graduates from the state’s four-year public and private colleges and universities left school with an average student loan debt of $29,859.