Fewer high school seniors now choose four-year colleges amid rising debt fears
With National College Decision Day approaching, college affordability is a top concern for most students and their parents.
Around 46% of 2026 high school graduates will go on to a four-year college or university, according to a new report by NerdWallet. Many of them will take out student loans to help cover the tab.
By the time they graduate from college, these students could each borrow an average of $43,000 in federal and private aid to earn a bachelor's degree, according to the NerdWallet analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data-up from $40,000 the year before.
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