Gary Stocker compares average student debt at Aurora University ($21,000), McSense ($26,000), and Muhlenberg College ($25,000, the national median). Muhlenberg ranks at the 60th percentile for debt levels. Val's analysis rates Muhlenberg's long-term financial health as solid, while Aurora is moderate, largely due to Muhlenberg's stronger asset base.
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And then we can look at graduated student debt. Again, we can see that comparison for each of the three, and it's $21,000 Aurora, $26,000 McSense, at Muhlenberg the national median is about $25,000. And we can look at graduated student debt as a percentile. In this case, the higher means more debt. So, Matt, again, it makes sense based on what you showed today. Muhlenberg has higher prices. And they are— their price, their debt, their student debt is in the top— it's the 60th percentile. So that means 60% of colleges have less debt, 40% of colleges have more. And then let's take a look also at the long-term financials for these two colleges. Again, we provide some guidance. You can set your— select your own set of colleges from some 1,300, I think, private colleges throughout the country. Again, Val provides some guidance on long-term financial health. Looks like Muhlenberg, they're going to say a solid long-term financial health, and Aurora is moderate long-term financial health. And this is probably a reflection of the assets at Muhlenberg College, because as Matt shared during his part of the show, they have some serious cash issues, some serious revenue issues, and some serious expense issues. And again, Aurora, we saw, was doing just