Student Loan Repayment What Happens When Students Attend Multiple Colleges

Student loan repayment illustration showing borrowing across multiple colleges and how prior loans can become part of one student's total financial journey.

When students attend and borrow at multiple colleges, their financial journey may extend across institutions even when their degree comes from just one.

Illustration showing how student loan borrowing can accumulate across multiple colleges, periods of enrollment and time away from school. Created for the Understanding College Outcomes series to illustrate the relationship between institutional loan data and a student’s complete borrowing history.