The winner (or loser) is………Seton Hall University

According to America’s Best Colleges 2008, Seton Hall has the highest amount of students exit college in debt. A whopping 61% of graduating students have to pay back loans. As well, the average loan payback is $37,724! That is about $17,000 higher than the national average.

COLLEGES WITH MOST DEBT

School / percentage of graduates with debt / average amount of debt

Seton Hall University / 61 percent / $37,724

New York University / 61 percent / $34,417

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mass.) / 83 percent / $34,409

University of North Dakota / 72 percent / $33,032

Pace University (N.Y.) / 72 percent / $32,980

COLLEGES WITH LEAST DEBT

School / percentage of graduates with debt / average amount of debt

Princeton University / 26 percent / $4,965

California Institute of Technology / 34 percent / $5,156

Harvard University (Mass.) / 42 percent / $9,717

Howard University (D.C.) / 88 percent / $10,868

Utah State University / 25 percent / $11,040