Students turn to bankruptcy Posted on August 14, 2007 by OpinionPanel New research from uSwitch.com, carried out by Opinionpanel Research showed the average student now owed £11,123 when they graduated, compared with just £5,096 10 years ago. This entry was posted in Press and tagged Debt, economy and banking, Finance, NatWest, news.sky.com, Research based on Opinionpanel fieldwork, The Student Panel, uSwitch.com, Wages by OpinionPanel. Bookmark the permalink.