NORTH CAROLINA Graduate and Professional Education Snapshot Academic Year (AY) 2017-181

Enrollment Federal Direct Loan Dollars by Graduate • 73,998 graduate and professional Loan Program

students enrolled, of which $588,296,593 2,981 were law students (JD). $254,770,986 70% 30%

Degrees Awarded • 23,800 graduate and professional degrees were awarded, of which 964 were law degrees (JD).

Unsubsidized Grad PLUS

Federal Direct Loan Recipients by Average Federal Direct Loan Amount for Graduate Loan Program Loan Recipients 40,000 31,363 30,000

Grad PLUS $24,704 20,000 10,313 10,000 Unsubsidized $18,758

Unsubsidized Grad PLUS $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000

$843,067,579 in federal loan dollars benefitted

graduate and professional students in North Carolina in AY 2017-18.

Notes: Data for Direct Loans is for academic year 2017-18 and reflect Federal Student Aid data published as of January 2020. Data is based on disbursed loans. Data on fall enrollment and degrees awarded are for the 2017-18 academic year. Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics; and the American Bar Association regarding students of ABA Approved Law Schools.

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