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About what share of U.S. college students attended public institutions in fall 2022?

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about 19.0 million students

About how many students attended U.S. colleges and universities in fall 2022?

That was about 10% lower than the 21.1 million enrolled a decade earlier, in fall 2012.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2022) nces.ed.gov

about 1.0 million students

About how many U.S. college students in fall 2022 were international (U.S. nonresidents)?

That's roughly 5% of total U.S. college enrollment that year.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2022) nces.ed.gov

about $1.858 trillion

About how much total U.S. student loan debt was outstanding as of mid-2026?

The federal government alone holds about $1.6 trillion of that total.

Source: Federal Reserve federalreserve.gov

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