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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. Samford University 0.7%
2. Elon University 0.9%
3. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey 1.1%
3. Quinnipiac University 1.1%
3. Bentley University 1.1%
3. Emerson College 1.1%
7. Drake University 1.4%
7. Loyola University Maryland 1.4%
9. Mount St Mary's University 1.5%
9. University of Portland 1.5%
9. Gonzaga University 1.5%
12. Butler University 1.6%
12. Nebraska Wesleyan University 1.6%
14. Fairfield University 1.7%
14. Marlboro College Graduate & Professional Studies 1.7%
16. Northwest Christian University 1.8%
17. Point Loma Nazarene University 1.9%
17. Westminster College 1.9%
19. Golden Gate University-San Francisco 2.0%
19. Simmons College 2.0%
19. Concordia University-Nebraska 2.0%
19. Creighton University 2.0%
19. Bryant University 2.0%
19. Providence College 2.0%
19. Belmont University 2.0%
26. Bradley University 2.1%
26. Rivier University 2.1%
26. Marist College 2.1%
26. University of Dallas 2.1%
26. Trinity University 2.1%
31. Santa Clara University 2.2%
31. Berry College 2.2%
31. Endicott College 2.2%
31. Ithaca College 2.2%
31. George Fox University 2.2%
31. Lebanon Valley College 2.2%
31. Salve Regina University 2.2%
31. Seattle University 2.2%
39. Chapman University 2.3%
39. University of Evansville 2.3%
39. Pacific University 2.3%
42. Concordia University-Irvine 2.4%
42. Regis University 2.4%
42. Cairn University-Langhorne 2.4%
45. Loyola Marymount University 2.5%
45. Elmhurst College 2.5%
45. The University of Findlay 2.5%
45. Corban University 2.5%
45. Chatham University 2.5%
50. The Master's College and Seminary 2.6%
50. University of New Haven 2.6%
50. Manhattan College 2.6%
50. Franciscan University of Steubenville 2.6%
50. Eastern Mennonite University 2.6%
55. California Lutheran University 2.7%
55. Dominican University of California 2.7%
55. Bethel University 2.7%
55. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 2.7%
55. Xavier University 2.7%
60. Dominican University 2.8%
60. Merrimack College 2.8%
60. Viterbo University 2.8%
60. Northeastern University Global Network 2.8%
64. Naropa University 2.9%
64. Sacred Heart University 2.9%
64. Saint Joseph's College of Maine 2.9%
64. University of Northwestern-St Paul 2.9%
64. Roger Williams University 2.9%
64. Pacific Lutheran University 2.9%
70. University of Redlands 3.0%
70. Simpson University 3.0%
70. Valparaiso University 3.0%
70. University of New England 3.0%
70. Wagner College 3.0%
75. Harding University 3.1%
75. John Brown University 3.1%
75. Assumption College 3.1%
75. Saint Francis University 3.1%
75. Wheeling Jesuit University 3.1%
75. Milwaukee School of Engineering 3.1%
81. Hamline University 3.2%
81. University of Scranton 3.2%
81. Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies 3.2%
84. North Central College 3.3%
84. Baldwin Wallace University 3.3%
84. Marylhurst University 3.3%
84. Columbia International University 3.3%
84. Northwest University 3.3%
84. Brandman University 3.3%
90. Notre Dame de Namur University 3.4%
90. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach 3.4%
90. Wingate University 3.4%
90. Antioch University-Los Angeles 3.4%
90. Antioch University-Seattle 3.4%
90. Antioch University-Midwest 3.4%
96. Kettering University 3.5%
96. The College of Saint Scholastica 3.5%
96. William Woods University 3.5%
96. Philadelphia University 3.5%
96. City University of Seattle 3.5%
96. Walla Walla University 3.5%
102. Piedmont College 3.6%
102. Hawaii Pacific University 3.6%
102. Rockhurst University 3.6%
102. Monmouth University 3.6%
102. Nazareth College 3.6%
102. Bryan College-Dayton 3.6%
102. Lincoln Memorial University 3.6%
102. Lynchburg College 3.6%
102. Marymount University 3.6%
102. Carroll University 3.6%
112. Aurora University 3.7%
112. Wheelock College 3.7%
112. Canisius College 3.7%
112. Saint Joseph's University 3.7%
116. Mills College 3.8%
116. Northwest Nazarene University 3.8%
116. Morningside College 3.8%
116. Asbury University 3.8%
116. Mount Saint Mary College 3.8%
116. York College Pennsylvania 3.8%
116. Whitworth University 3.8%
123. Holy Names University 3.9%
123. Saint Mary's College of California 3.9%
123. Saint Ambrose University 3.9%
123. Molloy College 3.9%
123. Queens University of Charlotte 3.9%
128. Lewis University 4.0%
128. Hood College 4.0%
128. Roberts Wesleyan College 4.0%
128. Saint Joseph's College-New York 4.0%
128. La Salle University 4.0%
128. Wilkes University 4.0%
134. Hope International University 4.1%
134. Bellarmine University 4.1%
134. Loyola University New Orleans 4.1%
134. Le Moyne College 4.1%
138. Stetson University 4.2%
138. Judson University 4.2%
138. Wentworth Institute of Technology 4.2%
138. University of Detroit Mercy 4.2%
138. The Sage Colleges 4.2%
138. John Carroll University 4.2%
138. Mount Vernon Nazarene University 4.2%
138. University of St Thomas 4.2%
146. Mount Saint Mary's University 4.3%
146. Olivet Nazarene University 4.3%
146. Western New England University 4.3%
146. Spring Arbor University 4.3%
146. St. Thomas Aquinas College 4.3%
151. Vanguard University of Southern California 4.4%
151. Concordia University-Saint Paul 4.4%
151. Rider University 4.4%
151. St Bonaventure University 4.4%
151. Campbell University 4.4%
151. Otterbein University 4.4%
151. Marywood University 4.4%
151. Southern Adventist University 4.4%
151. Champlain College 4.4%
151. Norwich University 4.4%
161. Mount Mercy University 4.5%
161. Notre Dame of Maryland University 4.5%
161. The College of Saint Rose 4.5%
161. Excelsior College 4.5%
161. Waynesburg University 4.5%
161. Mary Baldwin College 4.5%
167. Anderson University 4.6%
167. Grace College and Theological Seminary 4.6%
167. Centenary College 4.6%
167. Felician University 4.6%
167. College of Saint Elizabeth 4.6%
167. Utica College 4.6%
167. Capital University 4.6%
167. Oklahoma Wesleyan University 4.6%
167. Cabrini University 4.6%
167. Holy Family University 4.6%
177. California Baptist University 4.7%
177. Lynn University 4.7%
177. University of St Francis 4.7%
177. Marian University 4.7%
177. Franklin Pierce University 4.7%
177. Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham 4.7%
177. Georgian Court University 4.7%
177. Arcadia University 4.7%
185. Iona College 4.8%
185. New York Institute of Technology 4.8%
185. Oklahoma City University 4.8%
185. DeSales University 4.8%
189. John F. Kennedy University 4.9%
189. The University of Tampa 4.9%
189. Brenau University 4.9%
189. Lasell College 4.9%
189. St Catherine University 4.9%
189. Marian University 4.9%
195. Saint Xavier University 5.0%
195. University of Saint Mary 5.0%
195. Southwestern College 5.0%
195. Lawrence Technological University 5.0%
195. Keuka College 5.0%
195. College of Mount Saint Vincent 5.0%
195. Western Governors University 5.0%
202. Siena Heights University 5.1%
202. Webster University 5.1%
202. Gannon University 5.1%
202. St Mary's University 5.1%
206. North Park University 5.2%
206. University of Mary 5.2%
206. Geneva College 5.2%
209. Gallaudet University 5.3%
209. Greenville College 5.3%
209. Baker University 5.3%
209. Eastern Nazarene College 5.3%
209. Aquinas College 5.3%
209. Cornerstone University 5.3%
209. Augsburg College 5.3%
209. Montreat College 5.3%
209. Freed-Hardeman University 5.3%
209. Abilene Christian University 5.3%
209. Lakeland College 5.3%
220. National University 5.4%
220. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 5.4%
220. MidAmerica Nazarene University 5.4%
220. Madonna University 5.4%
220. Bellevue University 5.4%
220. Oral Roberts University 5.4%
226. University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 5.5%
226. Daemen College 5.5%
226. Southern Nazarene University 5.5%
226. Milligan College 5.5%
230. La Sierra University 5.6%
230. Palm Beach Atlantic University 5.6%
230. College of Saint Mary 5.6%
230. Caldwell University 5.6%
230. Misericordia University 5.6%
230. University of Sioux Falls 5.6%
230. King University 5.6%
237. Rollins College 5.7%
237. Robert Morris University Illinois 5.7%
237. Ursuline College 5.7%
240. University of Saint Joseph 5.8%
240. Dowling College 5.8%
240. Gwynedd Mercy University 5.8%
240. Saint Martin's University 5.8%
244. Bethel College-Indiana 5.9%
244. Thomas More College 5.9%
244. Missouri Baptist University 5.9%
244. LIU Brooklyn 5.9%
244. LIU Post 5.9%
244. Mount Saint Joseph University 5.9%
244. Muskingum University 5.9%
244. Carlow University 5.9%
244. LIU Riverhead 5.9%
253. University of Indianapolis 6.0%
253. Stephens College 6.0%
253. Sierra Nevada College 6.0%
253. Mercy College 6.0%
253. Touro College 6.0%
253. Walsh University 6.0%
253. Seton Hill University 6.0%
253. Cumberland University 6.0%
261. Stevenson University 6.1%
261. Mississippi College 6.1%
261. Fontbonne University 6.1%
261. New England College 6.1%
261. Delaware Valley University 6.1%
261. Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program 6.1%
267. Fresno Pacific University 6.2%
267. McKendree University 6.2%
267. Dominican College of Blauvelt 6.2%
267. King's College 6.2%
267. Converse College 6.2%
267. Saint Edward's University 6.2%
273. Chestnut Hill College 6.3%
274. Bay Path University 6.4%
274. Evangel University 6.4%
274. Metropolitan College of New York 6.4%
274. Rosemont College 6.4%
274. Mount Mary University 6.4%
279. St Thomas University 6.5%
279. Southeastern University 6.5%
279. Newman University 6.5%
279. D'Youville College 6.5%
279. Houston Baptist University 6.5%
279. LeTourneau University 6.5%
279. Silver Lake College of the Holy Family 6.5%
286. Quincy University 6.6%
286. Roosevelt University 6.6%
286. Curry College 6.6%
286. Malone University 6.6%
286. University of Charleston 6.6%
286. Concordia University-Wisconsin 6.6%
292. Albertus Magnus College 6.7%
292. Hardin-Simmons University 6.7%
294. Cambridge College 6.8%
294. Avila University 6.8%
294. Concordia University-Texas 6.8%
294. Goddard College 6.8%
298. Florida Southern College 6.9%
298. Belhaven University 6.9%
300. Prescott College 7.0%
300. Jacksonville University 7.0%
300. Maharishi University of Management 7.0%
300. College of Our Lady of the Elms 7.0%
300. Springfield College 7.0%
300. Niagara University 7.0%
300. Anderson University 7.0%
300. Christian Brothers University 7.0%
308. Saint Peter's University 7.1%
308. Lake Erie College 7.1%
308. Oklahoma Christian University 7.1%
308. Eastern University 7.1%
308. West Virginia Wesleyan College 7.1%
313. Rockford University 7.2%
313. Marygrove College 7.2%
313. Ohio Dominican University 7.2%
316. Chaminade University of Honolulu 7.3%
316. Texas Wesleyan University 7.3%
318. Alvernia University 7.4%
319. University of the Incarnate Word 7.5%
320. Ottawa University-Phoenix 7.6%
321. Alaska Pacific University 7.7%
322. Woodbury University 7.8%
322. Thomas University 7.8%
322. Upper Iowa University 7.8%
322. Medaille College 7.8%
322. Columbia College 7.8%
322. Alverno College 7.8%
328. Colorado Christian University 7.9%
328. Friends University 7.9%
328. Park University 7.9%
328. Our Lady of the Lake University 7.9%
332. Louisiana College 8.0%
332. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 8.0%
334. Lenoir-Rhyne University 8.1%
334. Lubbock Christian University 8.1%
336. Husson University 8.2%
336. Washington Adventist University 8.2%
336. William Carey University 8.2%
336. Southern New Hampshire University 8.2%
336. Lee University 8.2%
336. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology 8.2%
342. Saint Leo University 8.3%
343. Graceland University-Lamoni 8.4%
343. Pfeiffer University 8.4%
343. Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies 8.4%
346. Methodist University 8.6%
346. Notre Dame College 8.6%
346. Hampton University 8.6%
349. Johnson & Wales University-Providence 8.7%
349. Charleston Southern University 8.7%
351. University of Bridgeport 8.8%
351. Neumann University 8.8%
351. Mount Marty College 8.8%
354. Southwest Baptist University 8.9%
355. Nyack College 9.1%
355. Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs 9.1%
357. Thomas College 9.2%
358. Carson-Newman University 9.3%
359. Point Park University 9.4%
359. North Greenville University 9.4%
359. Hodges University 9.4%
362. Southern Wesleyan University 9.6%
362. Green Mountain College 9.6%
364. Mercyhurst University 9.8%
364. Wayland Baptist University 9.8%
366. Midway University 9.9%
367. Faulkner University 10.0%
367. Southwestern Assemblies of God University 10.0%
369. Columbia College-Chicago 10.3%
369. Xavier University of Louisiana 10.3%
369. Mid-America Christian University 10.3%
372. Trinity Washington University 10.4%
373. Tusculum College 10.7%
374. University of Dubuque 10.9%
374. Davenport University 10.9%
374. Lourdes University 10.9%
377. The College of New Rochelle 11.6%
378. Calumet College of Saint Joseph 11.9%
379. Lindsey Wilson College 12.0%
380. Amridge University 12.2%
381. Anna Maria College 12.3%
382. Florida Institute of Technology-Online 12.4%
383. Tuskegee University 12.8%
384. University of the Southwest 13.0%
384. Bethel University 13.0%
386. Union College 13.9%
387. Columbia College 14.3%
388. Heritage University 14.6%
389. Drury University 15.2%
390. Campbellsville University 15.4%
391. Baker College Center for Graduate Studies 15.7%
392. William Penn University 15.8%
393. Tiffin University 24.6%
394. Stevens-Henager College 25.4%

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