The lingering costs of med ed

Quick View. Jan. 26, 2004.

	Public schools	Private schools	All schools
Class of 2003
Average debt	$97,275	$129,392	$109,457
Portion of graduates with debt of
$100,000 or more	51.7%	67.8%	58.0%
$150,000 or more	13.2%	44.2%	25.4%
$200,000 or more	2.8%	14.8%	7.5%

New doctors' debt load is 5.4% higher than for 2002 graduates.

Source: AAMC 2003 Graduation Questionnaire. Debt figures include premedical education debt

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