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

Nonrepayment Rate for Pell Students

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

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1. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 20.0%
2. James Madison University 20.7%
3. Massachusetts Maritime Academy 22.1%
4. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 22.8%
5. The College of New Jersey 25.0%
6. University of Wisconsin-Platteville 25.7%
7. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 25.9%
8. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 26.1%
9. SUNY College at Geneseo 26.7%
10. Longwood University 26.9%
11. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 27.3%
12. University of Washington-Bothell Campus 27.3%
12. University of Washington-Tacoma Campus 27.3%
14. Truman State University 27.9%
15. University of Mary Washington 28.2%
16. University of Wisconsin-River Falls 28.6%
17. SUNY Oneonta 29.0%
18. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 30.0%
19. University of Wisconsin-Stout 30.4%
20. Winona State University 30.8%
21. San Jose State University 30.9%
22. Keene State College 31.2%
23. Christopher Newport University 31.2%
24. Appalachian State University 31.5%
25. University of Minnesota-Duluth 31.5%
26. Plymouth State University 31.9%
27. Framingham State University 32.3%
28. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 32.6%
29. SUNY Maritime College 32.6%
30. SUNY at Fredonia 33.4%
31. Minot State University 33.5%
32. University of Nebraska at Kearney 33.5%
33. California State University-Long Beach 33.9%
34. SUNY College at Cortland 34.2%
35. Western Washington University 34.9%
36. Minnesota State University-Mankato 35.0%
37. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College 35.0%
38. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 35.1%
39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 35.4%
40. California State University-Monterey Bay 35.5%
41. Radford University 35.7%
42. Citadel Military College of South Carolina 35.8%
43. Wayne State College 36.0%
44. Southern Utah University 36.1%
45. State University of New York at New Paltz 36.3%
46. University of Northern Iowa 36.5%
47. University of North Georgia 36.6%
48. Weber State University 36.7%
49. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 36.7%
50. Westfield State University 36.9%
51. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 37.1%
52. Dakota State University 37.2%
53. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 37.2%
54. Georgia College and State University 37.8%
55. California State University-Chico 38.1%
56. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 38.3%
57. Sonoma State University 38.6%
58. Saint Cloud State University 38.8%
59. Worcester State University 39.0%
60. Millersville University of Pennsylvania 39.2%
61. Rutgers University-Camden 39.3%
62. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 39.3%
63. California State University-Channel Islands 39.6%
64. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 39.7%
65. SUNY College at Oswego 40.0%
66. University of Colorado Colorado Springs 40.1%
67. University of Southern Maine 40.2%
68. Fitchburg State University 40.7%
69. Lock Haven University 40.7%
70. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 40.8%
70. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 40.8%
72. California State University-Sacramento 40.8%
73. Ramapo College of New Jersey 40.9%
74. Towson University 41.2%
75. Bemidji State University 41.4%
76. California State University-Stanislaus 41.6%
77. Southwest Minnesota State University 41.8%
78. Chadron State College 42.0%
79. Minnesota State University Moorhead 42.3%
80. Western Connecticut State University 42.4%
81. Salisbury University 42.4%
82. Eastern Washington University 42.6%
83. Northern State University 42.9%
84. Fort Hays State University 43.0%
85. Black Hills State University 43.3%
86. Utah Valley University 43.5%
87. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania 43.8%
88. California State University-San Marcos 43.9%
89. Johnson State College 44.0%
90. Missouri State University-Springfield 44.2%
91. SUNY College at Plattsburgh 44.2%
92. Central Washington University 44.6%
93. Pittsburg State University 44.7%
94. Central Connecticut State University 44.8%
95. California State University-Northridge 44.9%
96. SUNY College at Brockport 44.9%
97. Salem State University 44.9%
98. University of Hawaii at Hilo 44.9%
99. Western State Colorado University 45.0%
100. University of North Carolina Wilmington 45.2%
101. Southern Polytechnic State University 45.3%
102. Stockton University 45.3%
103. Western Illinois University 45.4%
104. Western Carolina University 45.6%
105. Eastern Connecticut State University 45.6%
106. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 45.7%
107. Clarion University of Pennsylvania 45.8%
108. Grand Valley State University 45.8%
109. California University of Pennsylvania 45.8%
110. Rowan University 45.9%
111. CUNY Queens College 46.2%
112. SUNY Polytechnic Institute 46.5%
113. Southern Connecticut State University 46.6%
114. Midwestern State University 46.6%
115. California State University-East Bay 46.8%
116. The Evergreen State College 47.0%
117. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 47.1%
118. The University of Texas at Tyler 47.2%
119. Rhode Island College 47.3%
120. Northwest Missouri State University 47.5%
121. Emporia State University 47.6%
122. Florida Gulf Coast University 47.6%
123. Humboldt State University 47.7%
124. Bridgewater State University 47.7%
125. California State University-Los Angeles 47.7%
126. Northeastern Illinois University 47.9%
127. Frostburg State University 48.3%
128. College of Charleston 48.5%
129. University of Houston-Clear Lake 48.7%
130. West Texas A & M University 48.7%
131. University of North Florida 48.9%
132. Tarleton State University 49.0%
133. University of South Florida-St Petersburg 49.1%
133. University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee 49.1%
135. SUNY College at Potsdam 49.1%
136. Arizona State University-West 49.2%
136. Arizona State University-Polytechnic 49.2%
138. William Paterson University of New Jersey 49.3%
139. CUNY City College 49.4%
140. CUNY Hunter College 49.6%
141. Southeast Missouri State University 49.6%
142. University of Central Oklahoma 49.7%
143. Montana State University-Billings 49.8%
144. University of Illinois at Springfield 49.8%
145. Eastern Illinois University 50.4%
146. Northwestern Oklahoma State University 50.4%
147. Murray State University 50.5%
148. Peru State College 50.6%
149. Texas A & M International University 50.8%
150. Ferris State University 50.9%
151. University of North Texas at Dallas 50.9%
152. CUNY Brooklyn College 51.0%
153. SUNY Buffalo State 51.2%
154. Angelo State University 51.3%
155. University of Montevallo 51.4%
156. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 51.5%
157. Metropolitan State University 51.6%
158. Northern Michigan University 52.2%
159. University of Central Missouri 52.3%
160. Concord University 52.4%
161. University of Central Arkansas 52.4%
162. Southern Oregon University 52.5%
163. University of Southern Indiana 52.6%
164. Western Oregon University 52.8%
165. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 53.1%
166. CUNY Lehman College 53.1%
167. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 53.5%
168. University of Houston-Victoria 53.6%
169. California State University-Bakersfield 54.1%
170. Texas A & M University-Texarkana 54.6%
171. University of North Alabama 54.6%
172. Southwestern Oklahoma State University 54.7%
173. Thomas Edison State University 54.8%
174. University of Alaska Southeast 55.1%
175. Northern Kentucky University 55.2%
176. Coastal Carolina University 55.3%
177. The University of Tennessee-Martin 55.5%
178. New Jersey City University 55.8%
179. Nicholls State University 55.9%
180. University of Alaska Anchorage 56.3%
181. University of Michigan-Dearborn 56.3%
182. California State University-San Bernardino 56.3%
183. Southeastern Oklahoma State University 56.5%
184. Eastern Oregon University 56.5%
185. Kean University 56.6%
186. Stephen F Austin State University 56.6%
187. McNeese State University 56.6%
188. Southeastern Louisiana University 56.7%
189. Eastern Kentucky University 56.7%
190. Governors State University 57.1%
191. California State University-Dominguez Hills 57.2%
192. Armstrong State University 57.3%
193. East Central University 57.5%
194. Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne 57.7%
195. Northeastern State University 57.8%
196. SUNY College at Old Westbury 58.0%
197. Saginaw Valley State University 58.6%
198. Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus 58.8%
199. Winthrop University 58.8%
200. Metropolitan State University of Denver 58.9%
201. College of Staten Island CUNY 58.9%
202. Indiana University-Southeast 59.4%
203. Indiana University-South Bend 59.7%
204. Colorado State University-Pueblo 60.3%
205. Northwestern State University of Louisiana 60.3%
206. Arkansas Tech University 60.4%
207. Arkansas State University-Main Campus 60.6%
208. Adams State University 61.2%
209. New Mexico Highlands University 61.5%
210. Henderson State University 61.5%
211. Georgia Southwestern State University 61.6%
212. University of Baltimore 61.8%
213. Sul Ross State University 61.9%
214. University of Houston-Downtown 62.2%
215. Washburn University 62.3%
216. Western Kentucky University 62.7%
217. Morehead State University 62.8%
218. Austin Peay State University 62.8%
219. Cameron University 62.9%
220. Mississippi University for Women 63.2%
221. Marshall University 63.4%
222. University of North Carolina at Pembroke 63.9%
223. Delta State University 64.1%
224. Francis Marion University 64.3%
225. Louisiana State University-Shreveport 64.4%
226. SUNY Empire State College 64.5%
227. Fairmont State University 64.7%
228. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 64.8%
229. University of Michigan-Flint 65.8%
230. Auburn University at Montgomery 65.9%
231. Indiana University-East 67.0%
232. Jacksonville State University 67.3%
233. University of Maryland-University College 69.0%
234. Clayton State University 70.0%
235. Purdue University-Calumet Campus 70.1%
236. Youngstown State University 70.6%
237. Columbus State University 71.1%
238. Lincoln University 71.2%
239. Winston-Salem State University 72.1%
240. Western New Mexico University 72.7%
241. University of the District of Columbia 73.0%
242. Delaware State University 73.6%
243. Indiana University-Northwest 74.2%
244. University of West Alabama 74.2%
245. Troy University 74.2%
246. Lincoln University 74.5%
247. Bowie State University 75.7%
248. Norfolk State University 75.9%
249. Virginia State University 76.0%
250. South Carolina State University 76.4%
251. Fayetteville State University 76.7%
252. Chicago State University 76.9%
253. Southern University and A & M College 77.6%
254. Alabama A & M University 77.8%
255. Coppin State University 78.6%
256. Elizabeth City State University 80.0%
257. Langston University 80.3%
258. Grambling State University 82.1%
259. North Carolina Central University 82.5%
260. Alabama State University 82.5%
261. Savannah State University 82.7%
262. Fort Valley State University 82.8%
263. Alcorn State University 83.1%
264. Southern University at New Orleans 83.4%
265. Albany State University 84.5%
266. Mississippi Valley State University 86.0%

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