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Updated: Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 12:44 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 12:44 PM EDT

Laura Englehart

DAYTON, Ohio (DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL) - Dayton Business Journal: The average student loan debt for 2011 graduates increased more than 5 percent from the previous year.

Students who borrowed for college and graduated with a bachelor’s degree this past year had average debts of $26,600, up from $25,250 in 2010, newly released data from The Institute for College Access and Success shows. More than two-thirds of students graduated with debt in 2011.

The 5% increase is similar to that of previous years, according to the institute.

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