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Outstanding student loan debt is now about 5% of all outstanding debt in the household sector\u2014more than double its share a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of a college education\u2014at both public and private institutions\u2014has roughly tripled since 1980 in inflation-adjusted dollars. 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