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. Claremont McKenna College 0.0%
1. Harvey Mudd College 0.0%
1. Pomona College 0.0%
1. Colby College 0.0%
1. Thomas More College of Liberal Arts 0.0%
6. Saint Johns University 0.2%
7. Vassar College 0.3%
8. Carleton College 0.4%
9. St Olaf College 0.5%
10. Bates College 0.6%
11. Stonehill College 0.7%
11. Haverford College 0.7%
13. Dordt College 0.8%
13. Barnard College 0.8%
13. Union College 0.8%
13. Lafayette College 0.8%
13. Messiah College 0.8%
18. Colorado College 0.9%
18. Wesleyan University 0.9%
18. Kenyon College 0.9%
21. Bard College at Simon's Rock 1.0%
21. College of Saint Benedict 1.0%
21. New England Institute of Technology 1.0%
24. Wheaton College 1.1%
24. Bucknell University 1.1%
24. Middlebury College 1.1%
27. American Jewish University 1.2%
27. Thomas Aquinas College 1.2%
27. Ursinus College 1.2%
30. Bowdoin College 1.3%
30. Gordon College 1.3%
30. Mount Holyoke College 1.3%
30. Sarah Lawrence College 1.3%
30. Davidson College 1.3%
30. Denison University 1.3%
30. Sewanee-The University of the South 1.3%
37. Connecticut College 1.4%
37. Gustavus Adolphus College 1.4%
39. Centre College 1.5%
39. Amherst College 1.5%
39. Calvin College 1.5%
39. University of Richmond 1.5%
43. Westmont College 1.6%
43. Trinity College 1.6%
43. Bard College 1.6%
43. Lewis & Clark College 1.6%
43. Muhlenberg College 1.6%
43. Swarthmore College 1.6%
49. Saint Mary's College 1.7%
49. Marlboro College 1.7%
49. Washington and Lee University 1.7%
49. Beloit College 1.7%
53. Franklin and Marshall College 1.8%
53. Juniata College 1.8%
53. Saint Michael's College 1.8%
56. Hampshire College 1.9%
56. Hobart William Smith Colleges 1.9%
58. Grinnell College 2.0%
58. Cedarville University 2.0%
58. Gettysburg College 2.0%
58. Whitman College 2.0%
58. Soka University of America 2.0%
63. Hamilton College 2.1%
63. Marietta College 2.1%
63. Furman University 2.1%
66. Illinois Wesleyan University 2.2%
66. Hope College 2.2%
66. Macalester College 2.2%
66. Oberlin College 2.2%
66. Bryn Mawr College 2.2%
66. Maranatha Baptist University 2.2%
72. Coe College 2.3%
72. Smith College 2.3%
72. Williams College 2.3%
72. Concordia College at Moorhead 2.3%
72. Skidmore College 2.3%
72. Wofford College 2.3%
78. Transylvania University 2.4%
78. Kalamazoo College 2.4%
78. Saint Anselm College 2.4%
78. Siena College 2.4%
78. Reed College 2.4%
78. Bennington College 2.4%
78. The King’s College 2.4%
85. Luther College 2.5%
85. College of the Holy Cross 2.5%
85. Wellesley College 2.5%
85. Ohio Northern University 2.5%
85. The College of Wooster 2.5%
85. Hollins University 2.5%
91. The College of Idaho 2.6%
91. Northwestern College 2.6%
91. Grace Bible College 2.6%
91. Colgate University 2.6%
95. Brigham Young University-Idaho 2.7%
95. Augustana College 2.7%
95. Huntington University 2.7%
98. Occidental College 2.8%
98. Scripps College 2.8%
100. College of the Atlantic 2.9%
100. Washington College 2.9%
100. Austin College 2.9%
100. Saint Norbert College 2.9%
104. Franklin College 3.0%
104. Albion College 3.0%
104. Drew University 3.0%
104. Dickinson College 3.0%
104. Wisconsin Lutheran College 3.0%
109. Trinity Christian College 3.1%
109. Central College 3.1%
109. Benedictine College 3.1%
109. Grace University 3.1%
109. Willamette University 3.1%
109. Augustana University 3.1%
115. Cornell College 3.2%
115. Doane University-Arts & Sciences 3.2%
115. University of Puget Sound 3.2%
115. Lawrence University 3.2%
119. Pitzer College 3.3%
119. Knox College 3.3%
119. Goshen College 3.3%
119. Wheaton College 3.3%
119. Houghton College 3.3%
124. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott 3.4%
124. Carroll College 3.4%
124. Manhattanville College 3.4%
124. Susquehanna University 3.4%
124. Erskine College 3.4%
124. Antioch University-Santa Barbara 3.4%
130. Union College 3.5%
130. Meredith College 3.5%
130. Washington & Jefferson College 3.5%
133. Covenant College 3.6%
133. Taylor University 3.6%
133. St Lawrence University 3.6%
133. Linfield College-McMinnville Campus 3.6%
133. Azusa Pacific University College 3.6%
138. Loras College 3.7%
138. Elizabethtown College 3.7%
138. Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies 3.7%
141. Simpson College 3.8%
141. Goucher College 3.8%
141. Westminster College 3.8%
141. Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs 3.8%
145. Crown College 3.9%
146. Wartburg College 4.0%
146. McDaniel College 4.0%
146. Moravian College 4.0%
146. Saint Vincent College 4.0%
146. Rhodes College 4.0%
151. Hanover College 4.1%
151. Warren Wilson College 4.1%
153. Clarke University 4.2%
153. University of Mount Union 4.2%
153. Carthage College 4.2%
156. Whittier College 4.3%
156. Florida College 4.3%
156. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology 4.3%
156. Elmira College 4.3%
160. Birmingham Southern College 4.4%
160. Cedar Crest College 4.4%
160. Bridgewater College 4.4%
160. Ripon College 4.4%
164. DePauw University 4.5%
164. Colby-Sawyer College 4.5%
164. Ohio Wesleyan University 4.5%
164. Brigham Young University-Hawaii 4.5%
168. Flagler College-St Augustine 4.6%
168. North Central University 4.6%
168. Roanoke College 4.6%
171. Agnes Scott College 4.7%
171. Sweet Briar College 4.7%
173. Hendrix College 4.8%
173. Emmanuel College 4.8%
173. Kuyper College 4.8%
173. Allegheny College 4.8%
177. Pacific Union College 4.9%
178. Illinois College 5.0%
178. Lake Forest College 5.0%
178. Hastings College 5.0%
178. Cazenovia College 5.0%
182. Unity College 5.2%
182. Alma College 5.2%
182. St. John's College 5.2%
185. Bethany Lutheran College 5.3%
185. University of Jamestown 5.3%
187. Millsaps College 5.4%
187. Alfred University 5.4%
187. Bluffton University 5.4%
190. Georgetown College 5.5%
191. Centenary College of Louisiana 5.6%
191. William Jewell College 5.6%
191. Hartwick College 5.6%
191. Salem College 5.6%
195. Presbyterian College 5.7%
195. Randolph-Macon College 5.7%
197. Wilson College 5.8%
197. Emory & Henry College 5.8%
199. Arizona Christian University 5.9%
199. Oglethorpe University 5.9%
199. University of Holy Cross 5.9%
202. Toccoa Falls College 6.0%
202. York College 6.0%
204. Trinity International University-Florida 6.1%
204. Eureka College 6.1%
204. Earlham College 6.1%
204. William Peace University 6.1%
204. Warner Pacific College 6.1%
204. Randolph College 6.1%
204. Southern Virginia University 6.1%
211. University of Mobile 6.2%
211. Wesleyan College 6.2%
211. Southwestern University 6.2%
214. Kansas Wesleyan University 6.3%
214. Wittenberg University 6.3%
214. Northland College 6.3%
217. Lyon College 6.4%
217. Monmouth College 6.4%
217. Rochester College 6.4%
217. Albright College 6.4%
217. Lycoming College 6.4%
222. High Point University 6.5%
223. Spring Hill College 6.6%
223. Briar Cliff University 6.6%
225. Maryville College 6.7%
226. Ouachita Baptist University 6.8%
227. Eckerd College 6.9%
227. Wabash College 6.9%
229. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 7.0%
229. Marymount Manhattan College 7.0%
229. La Roche College 7.0%
229. Burlington College 7.0%
233. Millikin University 7.1%
233. Bethel College-North Newton 7.1%
233. Wilmington College 7.1%
236. St John's College 7.2%
236. The Robert B Miller College 7.2%
238. Buena Vista University 7.3%
238. Wells College 7.3%
238. Alderson Broaddus University 7.3%
241. Spelman College 7.5%
242. Reinhardt University 7.6%
242. Saint Josephs College 7.6%
242. Ottawa University-Ottawa 7.6%
242. Ottawa University-Kansas City 7.6%
242. Tabor College 7.6%
242. Defiance College 7.6%
242. Howard Payne University 7.6%
242. Ottawa University-Milwaukee 7.6%
242. Ottawa University-Online 7.6%
251. Bluefield College 7.7%
252. Oakland City University 7.8%
252. Adrian College 7.8%
252. Olivet College 7.8%
252. Cottey College 7.8%
252. Heidelberg University 7.8%
252. Hampden-Sydney College 7.8%
258. Hannibal-LaGrange University 7.9%
259. Northeast Catholic College 8.0%
259. Providence Christian College 8.0%
261. Culver-Stockton College 8.1%
261. Hiram College 8.1%
261. Schreiner University 8.1%
264. Trine University 8.2%
264. Rocky Mountain College 8.2%
264. Catawba College 8.2%
264. Tennessee Wesleyan College 8.2%
264. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses 8.2%
269. Point University 8.3%
269. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 8.3%
269. Coker College 8.3%
272. San Diego Christian College 8.4%
272. William Jessup University 8.4%
272. Manchester University 8.4%
272. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 8.4%
272. Concordia College-New York 8.4%
277. Shimer College 8.5%
278. Dakota Wesleyan University 8.6%
278. Davis & Elkins College 8.6%
280. Grand View University 8.7%
280. Oklahoma Baptist University 8.7%
280. Johnson & Wales University-North Miami 8.7%
280. Johnson & Wales University-Denver 8.7%
280. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 8.7%
285. Young Harris College 8.8%
285. Averett University 8.8%
287. Williams Baptist College 8.9%
287. Donnelly College 8.9%
287. University of Mount Olive 8.9%
290. McPherson College 9.0%
290. Texas Lutheran University 9.0%
292. Shorter University 9.1%
292. Sterling College 9.1%
292. Newbury College 9.1%
295. St Francis College 9.2%
295. Remington College-Honolulu Campus 9.2%
295. Remington College-Heathrow Campus 9.2%
298. City College-Fort Lauderdale 9.4%
298. City College-Gainesville 9.4%
298. City College-Miami 9.4%
301. Berea College 9.5%
301. Ranken Technical College 9.5%
301. Virginia Wesleyan College 9.5%
304. Midland University 9.6%
305. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 9.7%
306. College of St Joseph 9.8%
307. Mount Ida College 9.9%
307. Blue Mountain College 9.9%
309. LaGrange College 10.0%
309. Ave Maria University 10.0%
311. Westminster College 10.1%
311. Mount Aloysius College 10.1%
313. Huntingdon College 10.2%
313. Lincoln College 10.2%
313. Holy Cross College 10.2%
313. St. Gregory's University 10.2%
317. Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses 10.3%
317. Brescia University 10.3%
319. Kentucky Wesleyan College 10.4%
319. Bloomfield College 10.4%
319. Lees-McRae College 10.4%
319. Limestone College 10.4%
319. Trinity Lutheran College 10.4%
324. Ohio Valley University 10.5%
325. Guilford College 10.7%
326. MacMurray College 10.8%
327. Central Baptist College 10.9%
327. Ferrum College 10.9%
327. Everglades University 10.9%
330. Keystone College 11.0%
331. Barton College 11.3%
332. Finlandia University 11.4%
332. Hilbert College 11.4%
334. Peirce College 11.7%
335. Mitchell College 11.8%
335. Boricua College 11.8%
335. Bennett College 11.8%
335. Fisk University 11.8%
339. Jones College-Jacksonville 12.2%
340. Becker College 12.3%
341. Bacone College 12.4%
342. Oakwood University 12.5%
342. Greensboro College 12.5%
342. Urbana University 12.5%
342. East Texas Baptist University 12.5%
346. Newberry College 12.6%
346. McMurry University 12.6%
348. Emmanuel College 12.7%
348. Blackburn College 12.7%
350. Marymount California University 12.8%
350. Southern Vermont College 12.8%
350. Sterling College 12.8%
353. Truett-McConnell College 12.9%
353. Saint Catharine College 12.9%
353. University of Great Falls 12.9%
353. Thiel College 12.9%
357. Kentucky Christian University 13.1%
357. Lane College 13.1%
357. Southwestern Adventist University 13.1%
360. Judson College 13.2%
360. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 13.2%
360. Bethany College 13.2%
363. Brevard College 13.3%
363. Wilberforce University 13.3%
365. Claflin University 13.5%
366. Dunwoody College of Technology 13.6%
366. Tougaloo College 13.6%
368. Belmont Abbey College 13.7%
368. University of Valley Forge 13.7%
370. Iowa Wesleyan University 13.8%
371. Brewton-Parker College 14.0%
371. Alice Lloyd College 14.0%
373. University of Northwestern Ohio 14.2%
373. Beacon College 14.2%
375. North Carolina Wesleyan College 14.4%
376. University of the West 14.6%
377. Webber International University 14.7%
377. St Andrews University 14.7%
379. Wesley College 14.8%
379. Bethune-Cookman University 14.8%
381. Welch College 14.9%
382. Martin Methodist College 15.1%
383. University of Pikeville 15.4%
383. Dean College 15.4%
383. Fisher College 15.4%
386. Philander Smith College 15.6%
386. Missouri Valley College 15.6%
386. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 15.6%
389. Dillard University 15.7%
389. Baker College of Owosso 15.7%
389. Baker College 15.7%
389. Baker College of Muskegon 15.7%
389. Baker College of Port Huron 15.7%
389. Baker College of Auburn Hills 15.7%
389. Baker College of Clinton Township 15.7%
389. Baker College of Cadillac 15.7%
389. Baker College of Jackson 15.7%
389. Baker College of Allen Park 15.7%
399. Warner University 15.9%
400. Central Christian College of Kansas 16.4%
401. Miles College 16.8%
402. Bethany College 17.1%
403. Villa Maria College 17.2%
403. Ohio Christian University 17.2%
403. Pacific Rim Christian University 17.2%
406. Florida Memorial University 17.3%
407. University of the Ozarks 17.5%
408. East-West University 17.6%
409. Shaw University 18.2%
410. Morehouse College 18.4%
410. Mars Hill University 18.4%
412. Stillman College 18.7%
413. Pine Manor College 19.0%
414. Benedict College 19.6%
415. Chowan University 19.7%
416. Southwestern Christian University 20.2%
417. Paine College 20.4%
417. University of Rio Grande 20.4%
419. Le Moyne-Owen College 20.7%
420. Hiwassee College 21.3%
421. Wiley College 21.4%
422. Johnson C Smith University 21.5%
423. Jarvis Christian College 21.6%
424. Rust College 21.7%
424. Voorhees College 21.7%
426. CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs 22.0%
426. CollegeAmerica-Cheyenne 22.0%
428. Virginia Union University 22.2%
429. Huston-Tillotson University 23.1%
430. Saint Augustine's University 23.3%
431. Edward Waters College 23.6%
432. Morris College 23.9%
433. Crowley's Ridge College 24.6%
434. Livingstone College 24.7%
435. Arkansas Baptist College 25.4%
435. Stevens-Henager College 25.4%
435. Stevens-Henager College 25.4%
435. Stevens-Henager College 25.4%
439. Texas College 26.1%
440. Talladega College 28.1%
441. Paul Quinn College 28.4%
442. Allen University 29.1%
443. American Indian College Inc 30.6%
444. Concordia College Alabama 31.5%
445. Martin University 32.9%
446. Clinton College 35.2%

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