College Education cost and benefits - Numbers

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The cost and benefit of a college degree:

$23,186 is the average student debt at graduation

66% of 2008 graduates had debt

20% more parents filled out the FAFSA in 2008

$1.2 million is the average gap in lifetime earning potential between high school and college graduates (with bachelor's degree)

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[Reader's Digest, December 2009-January 2010, p. 153]