# Three-in-ten Americans say they or family members have student loans

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/three-in-ten-americans-say-they-or-family-members-have-student-loans/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025, 28% of Americans said they or someone in their immediate family currently has outstanding student loans.

About seven-in-ten said neither they nor a family member has outstanding loans (72%).

## Topline

Do you - or does anyone in your immediate family - currently have outstanding student loans?

28% of Americans say they or a family member has outstanding student loans.

- No: 71.8%
- Yes: 28.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#outstanding-student-loans-in-immediate-family](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#outstanding-student-loans-in-immediate-family)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#outstanding-student-loans-in-immediate-family](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#outstanding-student-loans-in-immediate-family)