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. Vassar College 9.4%
2. Wheaton College 10.3%
3. Dordt College 10.4%
4. St Olaf College 12.0%
5. Illinois Wesleyan University 12.7%
6. College of Saint Benedict 12.9%
7. Barnard College 13.0%
8. Swarthmore College 13.5%
9. Messiah College 13.7%
10. Saint Johns University 14.4%
11. College of the Holy Cross 14.8%
12. Connecticut College 15.1%
13. Carleton College 15.1%
14. Franklin and Marshall College 15.3%
15. Saint Michael's College 15.5%
16. Skidmore College 15.5%
17. Bowdoin College 15.9%
18. Occidental College 16.0%
19. Bucknell University 16.0%
20. Macalester College 16.0%
21. Northwestern College 16.5%
22. Wesleyan University 16.9%
23. Carroll College 17.3%
24. Stonehill College 17.3%
25. Lafayette College 17.6%
26. Concordia College at Moorhead 17.9%
27. Saint Anselm College 18.0%
28. Colby College 18.3%
29. Grinnell College 18.5%
30. Whitman College 18.6%
31. Kenyon College 18.7%
32. Wheaton College 18.8%
33. Colgate University 18.8%
34. Lewis & Clark College 18.9%
35. Gordon College 19.5%
36. Sewanee-The University of the South 19.5%
37. Colorado College 19.7%
38. Willamette University 19.9%
39. Bryn Mawr College 19.9%
40. Williams College 20.0%
40. Reed College 20.0%
42. Dickinson College 20.1%
43. Hamilton College 20.2%
44. Maranatha Baptist University 20.3%
45. Southwestern University 20.4%
46. Cedarville University 20.4%
47. Union College 20.5%
48. Westmont College 20.7%
49. Susquehanna University 20.8%
50. Augustana University 20.9%
51. Loras College 21.0%
52. Wellesley College 21.3%
53. St Lawrence University 21.4%
54. Gustavus Adolphus College 21.6%
55. Lake Forest College 21.6%
56. Ursinus College 21.8%
57. Amherst College 22.2%
57. University of Puget Sound 22.2%
59. Middlebury College 22.3%
60. Taylor University 22.4%
61. McDaniel College 22.4%
62. Furman University 22.4%
63. St John's College 22.6%
64. Kalamazoo College 22.9%
65. Westminster College 23.1%
66. Luther College 23.2%
67. Goshen College 23.2%
68. Bennington College 23.2%
69. Bethany Lutheran College 23.3%
70. Augustana College 23.4%
71. Juniata College 23.7%
72. Hope College 24.0%
73. Gettysburg College 24.1%
74. Oberlin College 24.2%
75. Saint Vincent College 24.2%
76. Wartburg College 24.2%
77. Ohio Wesleyan University 24.5%
78. Central College 24.5%
79. Sarah Lawrence College 24.6%
80. Trinity College 24.8%
81. Allegheny College 24.9%
82. Saint Mary's College 25.1%
83. Houghton College 25.3%
84. Ripon College 25.4%
85. Albion College 25.5%
86. Denison University 25.6%
87. University of Jamestown 26.1%
88. DePauw University 26.1%
89. Calvin College 26.1%
90. Bard College 26.7%
91. Siena College 26.8%
92. Centre College 26.9%
93. Ohio Northern University 27.0%
94. Benedictine College 27.0%
95. Covenant College 27.0%
96. Lawrence University 27.3%
97. Brigham Young University-Idaho 27.4%
98. Wisconsin Lutheran College 27.5%
99. Simpson College 27.5%
100. The King’s College 27.5%
101. Huntington University 27.7%
102. Elizabethtown College 27.7%
102. Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies 27.7%
104. Cornell College 27.8%
105. Saint Norbert College 27.8%
106. Linfield College-McMinnville Campus 28.1%
107. Moravian College 28.3%
108. Wofford College 28.4%
109. Hobart William Smith Colleges 28.8%
110. The College of Idaho 28.8%
111. Coe College 28.9%
112. Franklin College 28.9%
113. Washington College 29.0%
114. Brigham Young University-Hawaii 29.0%
115. Smith College 29.4%
116. Illinois College 29.5%
117. Knox College 29.5%
118. Muhlenberg College 29.9%
119. College of the Atlantic 30.0%
120. St. John's College 30.1%
121. Northland College 30.5%
122. Colby-Sawyer College 30.6%
123. Birmingham Southern College 30.7%
124. Marlboro College 30.8%
125. Hastings College 30.9%
126. Presbyterian College 31.1%
127. Pitzer College 31.1%
128. Bridgewater College 31.2%
129. Hartwick College 31.3%
130. Florida College 31.4%
131. Rhodes College 31.6%
132. The College of Wooster 31.6%
133. Randolph-Macon College 31.6%
134. Warren Wilson College 32.2%
135. Maryville College 32.4%
136. Kuyper College 32.6%
137. Bethel College-North Newton 32.6%
138. Wells College 32.7%
139. Hampden-Sydney College 32.7%
140. Washington & Jefferson College 32.8%
141. Wabash College 32.8%
142. Hampshire College 33.0%
143. Beloit College 33.2%
144. Manhattanville College 33.2%
145. William Jewell College 33.3%
146. University of Richmond 33.5%
147. Hendrix College 33.5%
148. Sweet Briar College 33.7%
149. Mount Holyoke College 33.7%
150. Whittier College 33.8%
151. University of Mount Union 33.8%
152. Emmanuel College 34.0%
153. Wittenberg University 34.1%
154. Alderson Broaddus University 34.6%
155. Alma College 34.6%
156. MacMurray College 34.7%
157. Unity College 34.8%
158. Millsaps College 34.8%
159. Roanoke College 35.0%
160. Carthage College 35.1%
161. Erskine College 35.4%
162. Hanover College 35.5%
163. McPherson College 35.8%
164. Austin College 35.9%
165. Lycoming College 35.9%
166. Marietta College 36.0%
167. Bard College at Simon's Rock 36.3%
168. Elmira College 36.4%
169. Goucher College 36.4%
170. Alfred University 36.5%
171. Toccoa Falls College 36.6%
172. Briar Cliff University 36.9%
173. Earlham College 37.0%
174. Wilmington College 37.2%
175. Randolph College 37.2%
176. Clearwater Christian College 37.3%
177. Drew University 37.3%
178. Transylvania University 37.3%
179. North Central University 37.5%
180. Crown College 37.6%
181. Georgetown College 37.7%
182. Emory & Henry College 38.7%
183. Bluffton University 39.0%
184. Monmouth College 39.0%
185. Midland University 39.2%
186. Wilson College 39.2%
187. Rocky Mountain College 39.3%
188. Grace University 39.4%
189. Dakota Wesleyan University 39.5%
190. Clarke University 39.6%
191. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 39.8%
192. Manchester University 39.9%
193. Bethany College 40.5%
194. Ouachita Baptist University 40.5%
195. Albright College 40.7%
196. Oklahoma Baptist University 40.9%
197. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott 41.0%
198. Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs 41.0%
199. Union College 41.2%
200. Tabor College 41.4%
201. Adrian College 41.6%
202. Eureka College 41.6%
203. Young Harris College 41.7%
204. Johnson & Wales University-North Miami 41.8%
204. Johnson & Wales University-Denver 41.8%
204. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 41.8%
207. Doane University-Arts & Sciences 41.9%
208. Sterling College 42.0%
209. Saint Josephs College 42.4%
210. La Roche College 42.5%
211. Heidelberg University 42.6%
212. Westminster College 42.8%
213. Millikin University 42.9%
214. Trinity Christian College 43.0%
215. Mount Aloysius College 43.1%
216. Hannibal-LaGrange University 43.1%
217. Burlington College 43.3%
218. Texas Lutheran University 43.6%
219. Azusa Pacific University College 44.0%
220. Holy Cross College 44.4%
221. William Jessup University 44.4%
222. Grand View University 44.8%
223. Agnes Scott College 44.8%
224. Southern Virginia University 45.4%
225. Cottey College 45.9%
226. Tennessee Wesleyan College 46.3%
227. Meredith College 46.5%
228. High Point University 46.5%
229. Kentucky Christian University 46.7%
230. Cedar Crest College 47.1%
231. Thiel College 47.1%
232. Schreiner University 47.6%
233. Blackburn College 47.7%
234. Eckerd College 47.7%
235. Buena Vista University 48.0%
236. Kentucky Wesleyan College 48.1%
237. Davis & Elkins College 48.4%
238. Keystone College 48.5%
239. Lees-McRae College 48.7%
240. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 48.8%
241. Cazenovia College 48.8%
242. Pacific Union College 49.1%
243. Spring Hill College 49.2%
244. East Texas Baptist University 49.3%
245. Bethany College 49.7%
246. Catawba College 49.8%
247. Hollins University 49.8%
248. Oglethorpe University 50.4%
249. Brevard College 50.5%
250. Iowa Wesleyan University 50.6%
251. Flagler College-St Augustine 50.6%
252. University of Valley Forge 50.6%
253. Finlandia University 50.6%
254. University of Great Falls 50.9%
255. Marymount Manhattan College 50.9%
256. Defiance College 51.1%
257. Trine University 51.2%
257. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses 51.2%
259. Arizona Christian University 51.3%
260. Trinity International University-Florida 51.4%
261. Lyon College 51.5%
262. Central Baptist College 51.7%
263. Howard Payne University 51.7%
264. McMurry University 51.7%
265. Ohio Valley University 51.8%
266. Dunwoody College of Technology 51.8%
267. Hiram College 51.9%
268. Salem College 51.9%
269. Ave Maria University 52.2%
270. Central Christian College of Kansas 52.5%
271. University of the Ozarks 52.5%
272. Mitchell College 52.5%
273. Oakland City University 52.6%
274. San Diego Christian College 52.7%
275. Culver-Stockton College 53.0%
276. Williams Baptist College 53.0%
277. Barton College 53.1%
278. Kansas Wesleyan University 53.3%
279. Southern Vermont College 53.3%
280. Newberry College 53.4%
281. Mars Hill University 53.7%
282. Centenary College of Louisiana 53.8%
283. Virginia Wesleyan College 53.9%
284. York College 54.0%
285. Brescia University 54.0%
286. LaGrange College 54.3%
287. Mount Ida College 54.4%
288. St Francis College 54.7%
289. Hilbert College 54.9%
290. Blue Mountain College 54.9%
291. Spelman College 55.2%
292. College of St Joseph 55.8%
293. Huntingdon College 56.0%
294. Ferrum College 56.3%
295. Judson College 56.3%
295. Welch College 56.3%
297. Truett-McConnell College 56.6%
298. Southwestern Adventist University 56.8%
299. Alice Lloyd College 56.9%
300. Olivet College 57.0%
301. Becker College 57.8%
302. Bluefield College 58.0%
303. Averett University 58.3%
304. University of Holy Cross 58.4%
305. Greensboro College 58.5%
306. Newbury College 58.7%
307. Guilford College 58.9%
308. Ranken Technical College 59.1%
309. Reinhardt University 59.2%
310. William Peace University 59.7%
311. Wesleyan College 60.3%
312. Warner Pacific College 60.4%
313. Urbana University 60.8%
314. University of Northwestern Ohio 60.8%
315. Missouri Valley College 60.9%
316. Brewton-Parker College 61.3%
317. Antioch University-Santa Barbara 61.4%
318. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology 61.7%
319. Rochester College 61.9%
320. St. Gregory's University 61.9%
321. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 62.3%
322. Marymount California University 62.4%
323. Saint Catharine College 62.5%
324. New England Institute of Technology 62.5%
325. Dean College 62.9%
326. Concordia College-New York 63.0%
327. Boricua College 63.1%
328. Emmanuel College 63.5%
329. Coker College 63.6%
330. Southwestern Christian University 63.7%
331. University of Pikeville 63.8%
332. University of Mount Olive 64.0%
333. Villa Maria College 64.4%
334. Ottawa University-Ottawa 64.5%
334. Ottawa University-Kansas City 64.5%
334. Ottawa University-Milwaukee 64.5%
334. Ottawa University-Online 64.5%
338. Fisk University 64.8%
339. University of Mobile 64.9%
340. Warner University 65.4%
341. Fisher College 65.8%
342. The Robert B Miller College 65.8%
343. Wilberforce University 66.4%
344. North Carolina Wesleyan College 67.0%
345. Wesley College 67.6%
346. Martin Methodist College 67.9%
347. University of Rio Grande 68.3%
348. Belmont Abbey College 68.6%
349. Bloomfield College 69.1%
350. Limestone College 69.7%
351. Webber International University 70.5%
351. St Andrews University 70.5%
353. Shorter University 70.8%
354. Morehouse College 71.8%
355. Dillard University 72.7%
356. Hiwassee College 73.0%
357. Bacone College 73.1%
358. Everglades University 73.2%
359. Pine Manor College 73.2%
360. Point University 73.5%
361. Peirce College 73.8%
362. Bennett College 73.9%
363. Ohio Christian University 74.9%
364. Baker College of Owosso 75.8%
364. Baker College 75.8%
364. Baker College of Muskegon 75.8%
364. Baker College of Port Huron 75.8%
364. Baker College of Auburn Hills 75.8%
364. Baker College of Clinton Township 75.8%
364. Baker College of Cadillac 75.8%
364. Baker College of Jackson 75.8%
364. Baker College of Allen Park 75.8%
373. Chowan University 75.8%
374. Saint Augustine's University 76.0%
375. Lincoln College 77.5%
376. Oakwood University 78.9%
377. Remington College-Honolulu Campus 79.0%
377. Remington College-Heathrow Campus 79.0%
379. Claflin University 79.2%
380. Tougaloo College 79.2%
381. Johnson C Smith University 79.6%
382. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 79.7%
383. Huston-Tillotson University 79.7%
384. Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses 81.1%
385. Philander Smith College 81.3%
386. Jarvis Christian College 81.6%
387. Bethune-Cookman University 81.9%
388. Virginia Union University 83.6%
389. Stevens-Henager College 83.6%
389. Stevens-Henager College 83.6%
389. Stevens-Henager College 83.6%
392. City College-Fort Lauderdale 84.0%
392. City College-Gainesville 84.0%
392. City College-Miami 84.0%
395. Donnelly College 84.6%
396. East-West University 85.1%
397. Jones College-Jacksonville 85.2%
398. Paine College 85.2%
399. CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs 85.7%
399. CollegeAmerica-Cheyenne 85.7%
401. Sojourner-Douglass College 86.3%
402. Stillman College 86.5%
403. Florida Memorial University 86.7%
404. Texas College 87.1%
405. Edward Waters College 87.2%
406. Miles College 88.0%
407. Morris College 88.4%
408. Le Moyne-Owen College 88.5%
409. Shaw University 88.6%
410. Wiley College 88.9%
411. Benedict College 90.7%
412. Livingstone College 91.7%
413. Lane College 91.8%
414. Arkansas Baptist College 92.1%
415. Martin University 93.3%

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