The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

To cut costs and limit student debt ... The two charts below show 20 years of tuition changes – with one accounting for inflation – as reported to U.S. News by the 436 ranked National ...

Fact checked by Yarilet Perez Reviewed by JeFreda R. Brown Few topics ignite as much acrimony in political debates as the U.S. national debt. More than $36 trillion as of 2025, this figure often ...