Student debt is on the rise. According to USnews.com about 70% of the students who left college in 2013 left with an average of 28,400 dollars in debt. According to Forbes.com in 2014-2015 the Stafford Loan(which is the federal form of aid reserved for undergrads) will rise from a 3.86% fixed rate to 4.66% by June 30th 2015. This would mean that roughly. Which would put the annual average college debt interest at 1,323.44 in 2013, and tuition’s have only gotten higher.