Two Georgia โuniversities Rank Among Those Leaving Students With highest Debt
ATLANTA – Students graduating from Brenau University and Clark Atlanta University face some of the highest โstudent loan debt burdens in theโ nation, according to a new U.S. News โฃ& world Report analysis released Wednesday. Bothโข Georgia institutions tied for tenthโค place on the list of universities leaving students โขwith anโ average of $27,000 in debt.
The findings come as student loan payments resume for โขmillionsโค ofโข Americans after a three-year pause, โฃintensifying scrutiny of college costs โand the financial โstrain on graduates.Theโค report โhighlights disparities in debt levels across universities, with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) โขdisproportionately represented among those with the highest โฃdebt figures. This โis frequently โenough due toโฃ factors like smaller endowments and a higher percentage of students relying on federal loans to access higher education.
Clark atlanta University,โฃ a โขprivate โHBCU inโฃ Atlanta, reports that approximately 90% of โคits incoming first-year students utilize federal loans. Brenau University,a private university inโ Gainesville,Georgia,currently ranks in the #395-434 range amongโ national universities.
The U.S. News & World Report โ ranking identified the โฃfollowing universities โas having the highest average debt among graduates:
- Alabama State university: $31,000
- Jackson State University: $30,470
- Coloradoโข Technical University:โ $29,832
- Southern โฃUniversityโค and A&M College: $29,251
- Texas Southern University: $29,000
- morgan State University: $27,250
- Alvernia University: $27,000
- American International College: $27,000
- Bradley University: โ$27,000
- Brenau University & Clark Atlanta University: $27,000
Founded in 1878,Brenau University was โranked No. 414 in national universitiesโ for 2026.โ Clark Atlanta University, established in 1988, holds the no. 329 โspot in the sameโข rankings.
More information on the rankings can be foundโ at usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/most-debt.