There's a great article on student loan debt in this weekend's New York Times. (May I just say that it is shameful that these stories never recieved attention from the higher education newspapers until now?)

For all borrowers, the average debt in 2011 was $23,300, with 10 percent owing more than $54,000 and 3 percent more than $100,000, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports. Average debt for bachelor degree graduates who took out loans ranges from under $10,000 at elite schools like Princeton and Williams College, which have plenty of wealthy students and enormous endowments, to nearly $50,000 at some private colleges with less affluent students and less financial aid.

Please play with this great tool from the NYT about debt over time, by university, and by geography. 

I'm sorry, but I won't be here much today. The hard drive on my Mac is shot after six months. I need to back everything up and get a new hard drive today. Ugh!