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 All Students

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

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1. Rhode Island School of Design 12.0%
2. The Boston Conservatory 23.0%
3. The New England Conservatory of Music 23.6%
4. Maine College of Art 24.2%
5. Minneapolis College of Art and Design 24.6%
6. Maryland Institute College of Art 24.9%
7. Pratt Institute-Main 26.0%
8. Cleveland Institute of Music 28.4%
9. Manhattan School of Music 28.4%
10. The Juilliard School 28.7%
11. The University of the Arts 28.9%
12. Art Center College of Design 30.7%
13. O'More College of Design 32.3%
14. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 32.8%
15. Cleveland Institute of Art 33.1%
16. Otis College of Art and Design 33.3%
17. Visible Music College 34.4%
18. San Francisco Conservatory of Music 35.4%
19. New York School of Interior Design 35.6%
20. VanderCook College of Music 35.8%
21. New Hampshire Institute of Art 36.1%
22. Ringling College of Art and Design 36.1%
23. Berklee College of Music 36.2%
24. California College of the Arts 36.2%
25. Laguna College of Art and Design 36.4%
26. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 37.4%
27. College for Creative Studies 37.6%
28. Kansas City Art Institute 37.7%
29. Moore College of Art and Design 37.8%
30. Cornish College of the Arts 38.3%
31. Columbus College of Art and Design 38.3%
32. Montserrat College of Art 38.7%
33. School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston 39.0%
34. School of the Art Institute of Chicago 39.4%
35. Southern California Institute of Architecture 39.8%
36. California Institute of the Arts 40.7%
37. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 41.1%
38. Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre 41.4%
39. Savannah College of Art and Design 43.5%
40. Art Academy of Cincinnati 46.0%
41. San Francisco Art Institute 48.0%
42. Pacific Northwest College of Art 48.4%
43. Watkins College of Art Design & Film 48.9%
44. Oregon College of Art and Craft 49.5%
45. Boston Architectural College 50.8%
46. American Musical and Dramatic Academy 58.3%
47. Columbia College-Hollywood 58.5%
48. Memphis College of Art 63.4%

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