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

Enrollment Federal Direct Loan Dollars by Graduate • 292,802 graduate and professional Loan Program students enrolled, of which $2,729,138,833 64% 11,877 were law students (JD). $1,549,562,517 36% Degrees Awarded • 98,841 graduate and professional degrees were awarded, of which 3,751 were law degrees (JD).

Unsubsidized Grad PLUS

Federal Direct Loan Recipients by Average Federal Direct Loan Amount for Graduate Loan Program Loan Recipients 150,000 138,130

100,000 Grad PLUS $27,553

56,240 50,000 Unsubsidized $19,758

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

$4,278,701,350 in federal loan dollars benefitted

graduate and professional students in California 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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