Debt by Degrees » Rankings

This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.

In 2014

Default Rate for All Students

Ranks are based on 2014 data. Use the menus below to change the school categories.

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1. College of William and Mary 0.6%
2. Colorado School of Mines 0.8%
3. University of California-Los Angeles 1.5%
3. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1.5%
5. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 1.6%
5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1.6%
5. George Mason University 1.6%
8. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 1.7%
8. University of Virginia-Main Campus 1.7%
10. University of Maryland-College Park 2.0%
10. University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 2.0%
12. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2.1%
12. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 2.1%
12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2.1%
15. University of California-Irvine 2.3%
16. University of Delaware 2.4%
17. University of California-San Diego 2.5%
18. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2.6%
18. Montclair State University 2.6%
20. University of California-Davis 2.7%
20. University of Colorado Boulder 2.7%
20. University of Connecticut 2.7%
20. Clemson University 2.7%
20. University of Washington-Seattle Campus 2.7%
25. Colorado State University-Fort Collins 2.8%
25. Illinois State University 2.8%
27. University of California-Berkeley 2.9%
27. University of Georgia 2.9%
27. SUNY at Binghamton 2.9%
27. Stony Brook University 2.9%
31. University of Florida 3.0%
31. CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.0%
33. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 3.1%
33. Missouri University of Science and Technology 3.1%
33. University at Buffalo 3.1%
36. University of Illinois at Chicago 3.2%
36. University of Iowa 3.2%
36. University of Utah 3.2%
39. Washington State University 3.3%
40. University of California-Santa Cruz 3.4%
40. North Carolina State University at Raleigh 3.4%
40. Purdue University-Main Campus 3.4%
43. California State University-Fullerton 3.5%
43. University of Hawaii at Manoa 3.5%
43. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3.5%
43. Rutgers University-New Brunswick 3.5%
43. Rutgers University-Newark 3.5%
43. University of North Dakota 3.5%
49. San Diego State University 3.6%
49. The University of Texas at Austin 3.6%
51. North Dakota State University-Main Campus 3.7%
51. University of Vermont 3.7%
53. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 3.8%
53. Michigan Technological University 3.8%
53. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 3.8%
56. Indiana University-Bloomington 3.9%
56. Iowa State University 3.9%
56. Oregon State University 3.9%
59. University of California-Santa Barbara 4.0%
59. University of Massachusetts-Amherst 4.0%
59. Michigan State University 4.0%
62. New Jersey Institute of Technology 4.1%
62. University of South Carolina-Columbia 4.1%
64. University of Missouri-Columbia 4.2%
64. Texas A & M University-College Station 4.2%
64. University of Wyoming 4.2%
67. California State University-Fresno 4.3%
67. University of California-Riverside 4.3%
67. University of Central Florida 4.3%
67. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 4.3%
71. University of Kansas 4.4%
72. Auburn University 4.5%
72. Virginia Commonwealth University 4.5%
74. SUNY at Albany 4.6%
74. University of Oregon 4.6%
74. South Dakota State University 4.6%
77. University of Maine 4.7%
78. Montana State University 4.8%
79. University of Northern Colorado 4.9%
79. Ball State University 4.9%
79. University of Maryland-Baltimore County 4.9%
79. Oakland University 4.9%
83. Florida State University 5.0%
83. University of Nebraska at Omaha 5.0%
83. Temple University 5.0%
83. Utah State University 5.0%
87. East Carolina University 5.1%
87. Ohio State University-Main Campus 5.1%
87. Portland State University 5.1%
87. Old Dominion University 5.1%
91. University of Rhode Island 5.2%
91. University of California-Merced 5.2%
93. University of South Florida-Main Campus 5.3%
93. Kansas State University 5.3%
93. University of Massachusetts-Lowell 5.3%
96. University of Kentucky 5.5%
96. University of Massachusetts-Boston 5.5%
96. Central Michigan University 5.5%
96. University of Nevada-Reno 5.5%
96. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 5.5%
96. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 5.5%
102. The University of Texas at Dallas 5.6%
102. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5.6%
104. San Francisco State University 5.7%
104. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 5.7%
104. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 5.7%
107. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 5.9%
108. University of Arizona 6.0%
108. Georgia State University 6.0%
108. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 6.0%
108. Texas Tech University 6.0%
112. University of Alabama in Huntsville 6.1%
112. Georgia Southern University 6.1%
112. Western Michigan University 6.1%
115. University of Alabama at Birmingham 6.2%
115. Florida Atlantic University 6.2%
115. Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 6.2%
115. University of Houston 6.2%
119. The University of Alabama 6.3%
119. University of Arkansas 6.3%
121. University of Idaho 6.4%
122. University of South Dakota 6.5%
122. Texas Woman's University 6.5%
122. Augusta University 6.5%
125. Wichita State University 6.6%
126. Florida International University 6.8%
126. The University of Texas at Arlington 6.8%
128. Northern Illinois University 6.9%
129. Louisiana Tech University 7.0%
130. Kennesaw State University 7.1%
131. University of Missouri-Kansas City 7.2%
132. Arizona State University-Tempe 7.3%
132. Northern Arizona University 7.3%
132. Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix 7.3%
132. Arizona State University-Skysong 7.3%
136. University of Louisville 7.4%
137. University of South Alabama 7.5%
137. The University of West Florida 7.5%
137. University of New Orleans 7.5%
140. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 7.6%
140. University of Missouri-St Louis 7.6%
140. University of North Texas 7.6%
143. University of Nevada-Las Vegas 7.7%
144. Mississippi State University 7.9%
144. Tennessee Technological University 7.9%
146. University of Mississippi 8.0%
146. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 8.0%
148. Cleveland State University 8.2%
149. Boise State University 8.3%
149. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 8.3%
151. Texas State University 8.4%
152. West Virginia University 8.5%
153. University of Arkansas at Little Rock 8.6%
153. Valdosta State University 8.6%
153. Sam Houston State University 8.6%
153. The University of Texas at San Antonio 8.6%
157. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi 8.7%
158. University of West Georgia 8.8%
158. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 8.8%
160. Wayne State University 9.0%
161. Middle Tennessee State University 9.3%
162. University of Louisiana at Monroe 9.4%
163. Indiana State University 9.6%
163. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 9.6%
165. University of Memphis 9.8%
166. The University of Montana 9.9%
167. Texas A & M University-Commerce 10.1%
168. Eastern Michigan University 10.2%
168. The University of Texas at El Paso 10.2%
170. Wright State University-Main Campus 10.4%
171. Idaho State University 10.5%
172. University of Toledo 10.7%
173. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 10.8%
174. University of Southern Mississippi 11.0%
175. Ohio University-Main Campus 11.1%
176. East Tennessee State University 11.6%
177. Lamar University 11.9%
178. Kent State University at Kent 12.0%
178. Tennessee State University 12.0%
180. Miami University-Oxford 12.4%
181. University of Alaska Fairbanks 12.5%
182. University of Akron Main Campus 12.6%
183. Jackson State University 12.7%
183. Texas A & M University-Kingsville 12.7%
185. University of New Mexico-Main Campus 13.0%
186. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 14.7%
187. North Carolina A & T State University 14.8%
188. Texas Southern University 15.4%
189. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 16.0%
190. Morgan State University 17.6%
191. Prairie View A & M University 19.7%
192. New Mexico State University-Main Campus 20.2%

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