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Independent college graduates say that their education was worth the money – and consider their student loans a good investment.

Fact 1 - Education as a Good Investment
Independent college graduates surveyed are more likely than public university graduates to believe their financial investment in college was worth it (89 percent vs. 83 percent).

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Fact 2 - More Likely to Take Out Loans
Although independent college alumni surveyed are more likely than public university alumni to have taken out a loan to attend college, among those independent college alumni who took out loans to finance their education, 94 percent say the loans were a good investment.

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