Student Affordability dashboard now available

February 25, 2014

Student Financials team releases reports of UC Berkeley student borrowing trends to help inform campus affordability programs

The Cal Answers Student Financials team has released its first Student Affordability dashboard focused on information about the federal loans students have accumulated by the time they completed their degree program. Join us to learn more about the reports at April's Cal Assessment Network session:

10:30am - 12pm
April 4, 2014
150 University Hall

The reports provide key insights into these questions: 

How many students rely on federal loans to fund their UC Berkeley education?
The "Degree Earners by Debt at Graduation" report offers a view of the frequency with which students accumulate very high debt, low/no debt, and moderate debt.

What types of students have higher federal debt burdens?
The "Debt at Graduation by Income" and "Degree Earners by Dependency Status and Income" reports show the cumulative debt levels of various key student segments defined by income, dependency status, new freshman vs. transfers, and degree level.

Have trends in both the rate of borrowing and the amount borrowed followed the national pattern of steep increases? 
The "Debt at Graduation Trend" and "% with Debt at Graduation Trend" reports provide insight into changes in student debt patterns over time at UC Berkeley.

All reports are available at the academic unit and total campus levels.

Learn more

  • VIEW: a brief video (7min) about basic Cal Answers dashboard functionality.
  • REVIEW: the Student Financials Wiki site for report descriptions, explanations of available data, and definitions of report data fields.
  • ATTEND: office hours to meet one-on-one with an analyst from the Office of Planning & Analysis for answers to your questions about accessing, retrieving, and interpreting data within the Student Financials subject area.