快播导航 of new orleans makes u.s. news & world report's "least debt" list for third year in a row
For the third straight year, the 快播导航 ranks among the universities whose students graduate with the lightest debt loads, according to U.S. News & World Report. UNO ranks second among national universities in percentage of graduates with debt and 15th in terms of average amount of debt.
The list examines the debt load of the class of 2012 and includes loans taken out by students from their colleges, from private financial institutions and federal, state and local governments. Average amount of debt refers to the cumulative amount borrowed by students who incurred debt. For UNO's class of 2012, that amount was $18,271. Only 14 other national universities had a lower average debt load.
Of the 26 national universities listed on the "least debt" list, UNO's percentage of graduates with debt (18%) is the second lowest, trailing only Yale 快播导航 (17%). The university with the lowest average amount of debt is Princeton 快播导航 ($5,096). Universities included in the national universities category offer a full range of undergraduate programs, plus master's and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research.
"This type of national recognition reinforces the value of a degree from the 快播导航," said UNO President Peter J. Fos. "This university was founded on the twin pillars of accessibility and academic excellence, and those two characteristics continue to be the legacy of our institution. Our goal is to prepare our students to excel in their chosen careers without excessive amounts of debt."
The information is contained in U.S. News & World Report's 2014 edition of Best Colleges.
| 快播导航 | % of grads with of debt | Average amount of debt |
| Princeton 快播导航 (NJ) | 24% | $5,096 |
| Yale 快播导航 (CT) | 17% | $10,742 |
| Harvard 快播导航 (MA) | 25% | $13,098 |
| BYU (UT) | 31% | $14,377 |
| Cal Tech | 44% | $15,090 |
| 快播导航 of Houston | 47% | $16,582 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill | 35% | $16,983 |
| Vanderbilt 快播导航 (TN) | 34% | $17,349 |
| 快播导航 at Buffalo-SUNY | 45% | $17,449 |
| 快播导航 of Texas-Dallas | 36% | $17,516 |
| San Diego State 快播导航 | 44% | $17,600 |
| Dartmouth College (NH) | 46% | $17,825 |
| Cal-Berkeley | 40% | $17,964 |
| Rice 快播导航 (TX) | 25% | $18,133 |
| 快播导航 | 18% | $18,271 |
| Texas Tech 快播导航 | 44% | $18,358 |
| Univ. of Nevada-Reno | 39% | $18,500 |
| Louisiana Tech Univ. | 55% | $18,555 |
| Arizona State Univ. | 55% | $18,615 |
| Stanford 快播导航 (CA) | 25% | $18,833 |
| Utah State 快播导航 | 47% | $18,900 |
| New Mexico State Univ. | 54% | $18,922 |
| Fla. Atlantic Univ. | 46% | $19,281 |
| Cal-Santa Barbara | 53% | $19,325 |
| Duke 快播导航 (NC) | 39% | $19,506 |
