How difficult is it for recent college students to repay their share of the $1.3 trillion in outstanding student loan debt? The newly released College Scorecard reports that 37 percent of federal student loan borrowers were unable to pay back even $1 of their outstanding principal balance after three years in repayment (e.g., any payments they may have made have been applied to accrued interest only).
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/07/11-student-loan-repayment-metrics-conzelmann-smith-lacy