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. The New England Conservatory of Music 1.0%
2. New York School of Interior Design 1.6%
3. San Francisco Conservatory of Music 1.8%
4. Rhode Island School of Design 2.0%
5. Curtis Institute of Music 2.4%
6. Cleveland Institute of Music 2.7%
7. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2.8%
8. Montserrat College of Art 3.1%
8. Manhattan School of Music 3.1%
8. Cornish College of the Arts 3.1%
11. Art Center College of Design 3.2%
12. California College of the Arts 3.3%
13. The Juilliard School 3.4%
14. The Boston Conservatory 3.8%
15. Pratt Institute-Main 4.0%
16. Columbia College-Hollywood 4.3%
16. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 4.3%
18. Southern California Institute of Architecture 4.6%
19. San Francisco Art Institute 4.8%
19. American Musical and Dramatic Academy 4.8%
21. Maryland Institute College of Art 5.0%
21. O'More College of Design 5.0%
23. California Institute of the Arts 5.3%
23. Boston Architectural College 5.3%
25. College for Creative Studies 5.5%
26. Minneapolis College of Art and Design 5.6%
26. Oregon College of Art and Craft 5.6%
26. Pacific Northwest College of Art 5.6%
29. Compass College of Cinematic Arts 5.8%
30. Maine College of Art 5.9%
31. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 6.1%
32. VanderCook College of Music 6.2%
33. Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre 6.4%
33. Savannah College of Art and Design 6.4%
35. The University of the Arts 6.5%
36. School of the Art Institute of Chicago 7.2%
37. Columbus College of Art and Design 7.9%
38. School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston 8.0%
39. Laguna College of Art and Design 8.3%
40. Ringling College of Art and Design 8.5%
41. Visible Music College 9.5%
42. Otis College of Art and Design 10.2%
42. Kansas City Art Institute 10.2%
44. Berklee College of Music 10.4%
44. Moore College of Art and Design 10.4%
46. New Hampshire Institute of Art 11.0%
47. Memphis College of Art 11.1%
48. Cleveland Institute of Art 11.8%
49. Watkins College of Art Design & Film 15.8%
50. Art Academy of Cincinnati 20.0%

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