Average and Median Entering Debt of Graduating Seniors with Entering Debt, 1996 to 2005 Entering Debt in Current Dollars Entering Debt in 2017 Constant Dollars Average Median 1996 $14,650 $8,000 $23,008 $12,564 1997 $19,823 $8,500 $30,269 $12,979 1998 $27,749 N/A $41,629 1999 $21,589 $10,000 $31,837 $14,747 2000 $25,029 $12,000 $35,874 $17,200 2001 $28,413 $15,000 $39,375 $20,787 2002 $25,298 $34,449 $20,426 2003 $33,207 $44,246 $19,987 2004 $42,830 $20,000 $55,846 $26,078 2005 $44,382 $17,050 Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2017 Graduating Class Notes: 1. N/A indicates data is not available. 2. 2017 dollars were calculated using a July 2016 to June 2017 average of CPI figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average and Median Entering Debt of Graduating Seniors with Entering Debt, 2006 to 2015 Entering Debt in Current Dollars Entering Debt in 2017 Constant Dollars Average Median 2006 $52,370 $20,000 $63,859 $24,388 2007 $52,481 $62,381 $23,773 2008 $31,775 $16,000 $36,420 $18,339 2009 $35,281 $17,000 $39,881 $19,217 2010 $31,101 $34,819 $22,391 2011 $35,670 $39,148 $21,950 2012 $37,219 $39,686 $21,326 2013 $45,397 $47,614 $20,976 2014 $46,854 $24,000 $48,386 $24,785 2015 $34,866 $25,000 $35,745 $25,631 Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2017 Graduating Class Notes: 1. N/A indicates data is not available. 2. 2017 dollars were calculated using a July 2016 to June 2017 average of CPI figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average and Median Entering Debt of Graduating Seniors with Entering Debt, 2016 to 2017 Entering Debt in Current Dollars Entering Debt in 2017 Constant Dollars Average Median 2016 $32,702 $25,000 $33,302 $25,459 2017 $51,333 $30,000 Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2017 Graduating Class Notes: 1. N/A indicates data is not available. 2. 2017 dollars were calculated using a July 2016 to June 2017 average of CPI figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.