What's the real cost of your student loan?

The percentage of graduates with student debt is growing every year, and the national average for students graduating with student debt is now $28,950. Use our calculator to compare your debt with the average for the nation or a particular school. Related story: College graduates entering strong job market, but burdened by record debt

Loan amount Interest rate Term (years) Compare your debt with graduates of a school Your debt with interest Your principal Your interest School average debt Not available National average debt National average Adjust the slider to increase your monthly payments Monthly payments:

Student debt for individual colleges: The Institute for College Access & Success, CollegeInSight, http://college-insight.org. Student debt and undergraduate financial aid data from 2013-14 are from Peterson's Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases. The national average figure just takes into account non-profit and public colleges. Of 2,000 non-profit and public colleges included in the data, you can search from among the 1,112 schools that had average debt information available.