See How Student Loan Borrowing Has Risen in 10 Years

"… Today’s students are borrowing more in loans, while colleges and universities continue to raise tuition and fees.

College graduates from the class of 2017 who took out student loans borrowed nearly $30,000 on average, according to data reported to U.S. News in its annual survey. That’s around $9,000 more than borrowers from the class of 2007 had to shoulder – representing a more than 40 percent increase in the amount students borrow." …

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2018-09-11/see-how-student-loan-borrowing-has-risen-in-10-years