University of Phoenix in Tempe, Everest University in Tampa and Ashford University in San Francisco reported the largest share of borrowers from four-year institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The analysis uses data that tracks borrowers at schools whose longest programs offer bachelor's, professional, master's or doctor's degrees, receiving federal student aid. The 2014 cohort accounts for borrowers who entered repayment on selected federal loans in the given fiscal year and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, more than 2,400 institutions had 348,659 borrowers in default. The top 200 institutions accounted for more than half of that, with 218,792 borrowers in default.
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Borrowers in default at 200 four-year schools
| Name | City | State | Number of borrowers in default | |
| 1 | University Of Phoenix | Tempe | AZ | 20,528 |
| 2 | Everest University | Tampa | FL | 11,365 |
| 3 | Ashford University | San Diego | CA | 6,566 |
| 4 | Kaplan University | Davenport | IA | 5,457 |
| 5 | American Public University System | Charles Town | WV | 5,342 |
| 6 | Devry University | Chicago | IL | 4,216 |
| 7 | Brown Mackie College (The) | Salina | KS | 4,095 |
| 8 | Art Institute Of Phoenix (The) | Phoenix | AZ | 3,857 |
| 9 | Strayer University | Washington | DC | 3,574 |
| 10 | Argosy University | Orange | CA | 3,095 |
| 11 | Virginia College | Birmingham | AL | 2,916 |
| 12 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | VA | 2,903 |
| 13 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla Campus | Aguadilla | PR | 2,716 |
| 14 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Campus | Arecibo | PR | 2,716 |
| 15 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas Campus | Barranquitas | PR | 2,716 |
| 16 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Bayamon Campus | Bayamon | PR | 2,716 |
| 17 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Fajardo Campus | Fajardo | PR | 2,716 |
| 18 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Guayama Campus | Guayama | PR | 2,716 |
| 19 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Metropolitan Campus | San Juan | PR | 2,716 |
| 20 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - Ponce Campus | Ponce | PR | 2,716 |
| 21 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - School Of Law | Hato Rey | PR | 2,716 |
| 22 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry | Bayamon | PR | 2,716 |
| 23 | Inter American University Of Puerto Rico San German Campus | San German | PR | 2,716 |
| 24 | Colorado Technical University | Colorado Springs | CO | 2,707 |
| 25 | Baker College | Flint | MI | 2,700 |
| 26 | South University | Savannah | GA | 2,341 |
| 27 | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | AZ | 2,278 |
| 28 | American Intercontinental University | Schaumburg | IL | 2,125 |
| 29 | Art Institute Of Pittsburgh (The) | Pittsburgh | PA | 1,916 |
| 30 | Bryant & Stratton College | Buffalo | NY | 1,850 |
| 31 | Full Sail University | Winter Park | FL | 1,839 |
| 32 | National American University | Rapid City | SD | 1,791 |
| 33 | Walden University | Minneapolis | MN | 1,725 |
| 34 | Henry Ford College | Dearborn | MI | 1,653 |
| 35 | Keiser University | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 1,493 |
| 36 | Vatterott College | Berkeley | MO | 1,410 |
| 37 | Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | Scottsdale | AZ | 1,392 |
| 38 | Kent State University | Kent | OH | 1,319 |
| 39 | Capella University | Minneapolis | MN | 1,243 |
| 40 | Valencia College | Orlando | FL | 1,243 |
| 41 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | GA | 1,237 |
| 42 | Arizona State University | Tempe | AZ | 1,175 |
| 43 | Columbia College | Columbia | MO | 1,137 |
| 44 | St. Petersburg College | Clearwater | FL | 1,090 |
| 45 | Florida State College At Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL | 1,070 |
| 46 | University Of Akron (The) | Akron | OH | 1,054 |
| 47 | Stevens Henager College | West Haven | UT | 1,026 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University (The) | University Park | PA | 1,010 |
| 49 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | NM | 1,006 |
| 50 | Grantham University | Lenexa | KS | 976 |
| 51 | Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | FL | 957 |
| 52 | Rasmussen College | Saint Cloud | MN | 946 |
| 53 | Ohio University | Athens | OH | 945 |
| 54 | Miller - Motte Technical College | Clarksville | TN | 911 |
| 55 | University Of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | 874 |
| 56 | Community College Of Denver | Denver | CO | 859 |
| 57 | Troy University | Troy | AL | 840 |
| 58 | Remington College | Garland | TX | 839 |
| 59 | Sanford-Brown College | Tampa | FL | 834 |
| 60 | Seminole State College Of Florida | Sanford | FL | 819 |
| 61 | Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | FL | 814 |
| 62 | University Of New Mexico | Albuquerque | NM | 813 |
| 63 | Post University | Waterbury | CT | 795 |
| 64 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | NH | 790 |
| 65 | San Joaquin Valley College | Visalia | CA | 788 |
| 66 | Art Institute Of Atlanta (The) | Atlanta | GA | 779 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | TN | 745 |
| 68 | Broward College | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 723 |
| 69 | University Of Maryland University College | Adelphi | MD | 704 |
| 70 | Tiffin University | Tiffin | OH | 692 |
| 71 | Metropolitan State University Of Denver | Denver | CO | 655 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | MI | 640 |
| 73 | Pima Medical Institute | Tucson | AZ | 639 |
| 74 | Harrison College | Indianapolis | IN | 638 |
| 75 | Herzing University | Madison | WI | 637 |
| 76 | University Of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | 629 |
| 77 | University Of Toledo | Toledo | OH | 611 |
| 78 | Western Governors University | Salt Lake City | UT | 607 |
| 79 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown | OH | 607 |
| 80 | Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | GA | 595 |
| 81 | Ohio State University (The) | Columbus | OH | 594 |
| 82 | Vincennes University | Vincennes | IN | 586 |
| 83 | West Virginia University | Morgantown | WV | 585 |
| 84 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler | TX | 581 |
| 85 | University Of North Texas | Denton | TX | 576 |
| 86 | University Of North Texas At Dallas | Dallas | TX | 576 |
| 87 | University Of Texas At El Paso | El Paso | TX | 575 |
| 88 | University Of Memphis (The) | Memphis | TN | 566 |
| 89 | University Of Texas At Arlington | Arlington | TX | 566 |
| 90 | Wayne State University | Detroit | MI | 566 |
| 91 | University Of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WI | 558 |
| 92 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | GA | 553 |
| 93 | Ecpi University | Virginia Beach | VA | 548 |
| 94 | Davenport University | Grand Rapids | MI | 547 |
| 95 | Santa Fe College | Gainesville | FL | 545 |
| 96 | Florida International University | Miami | FL | 537 |
| 97 | Utah Valley University | Orem | UT | 527 |
| 98 | University Of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | MS | 519 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | KY | 518 |
| 100 | College Of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas | NV | 515 |
| 101 | Miami Dade College | Miami | FL | 515 |
| 102 | Fortis College | Centerville | OH | 510 |
| 103 | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | AZ | 509 |
| 104 | University Of South Florida | Tampa | FL | 509 |
| 105 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | OH | 504 |
| 106 | Southern Illinois University At Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | 491 |
| 107 | Portland State University | Portland | OR | 481 |
| 108 | Texas A&M University - Central Texas | Killeen | TX | 481 |
| 109 | Illinois Institute Of Art (The) | Chicago | IL | 479 |
| 110 | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo | FL | 479 |
| 111 | Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis | Indianapolis | IN | 478 |
| 112 | Eastern Florida State College | Cocoa | FL | 476 |
| 113 | Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University | Tallahassee | FL | 475 |
| 114 | Alabama State University | Montgomery | AL | 471 |
| 115 | Platt College | Tulsa | OK | 471 |
| 116 | Florida Technical College | Orlando | FL | 466 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | IL | 466 |
| 118 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | KY | 463 |
| 119 | Temple University | Philadelphia | PA | 456 |
| 120 | Wright State University | Dayton | OH | 455 |
| 121 | Miami University | Oxford | OH | 454 |
| 122 | National University College | Bayamon | PR | 454 |
| 123 | Clark College | Vancouver | WA | 452 |
| 124 | Jackson State University | Jackson | MS | 451 |
| 125 | Indiana Institute Of Technology | Fort Wayne | IN | 449 |
| 126 | University Of Arizona (The) | Tucson | AZ | 449 |
| 127 | Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey | New Brunswick | NJ | 448 |
| 128 | Tennessee State University | Nashville | TN | 448 |
| 129 | Pontifical Catholic University Of Puerto Rico (The) | Ponce | PR | 444 |
| 130 | University Of Texas At San Antonio | San Antonio | TX | 441 |
| 131 | University Of Montana (The) | Missoula | MT | 438 |
| 132 | Middle Georgia State University | Macon | GA | 429 |
| 133 | Lincoln Technical Institute | Iselin | NJ | 428 |
| 134 | National University | La Jolla | CA | 415 |
| 135 | Florida Southwestern State College | Fort Myers | FL | 414 |
| 136 | Johnson & Wales University | Providence | RI | 411 |
| 137 | Art Institute Of Houston (The) | Houston | TX | 401 |
| 138 | Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | CO | 400 |
| 139 | University Of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | AK | 400 |
| 140 | Antelope Valley College | Lancaster | CA | 396 |
| 141 | Darton State College | Albany | GA | 396 |
| 142 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | VA | 396 |
| 143 | Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | CO | 388 |
| 144 | North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | Greensboro | NC | 388 |
| 145 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | TX | 387 |
| 146 | Morgan State University | Baltimore | MD | 386 |
| 147 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | TN | 382 |
| 148 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | OH | 382 |
| 149 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | MI | 380 |
| 150 | Jackson College | Jackson | MI | 379 |
| 151 | Florida State University | Tallahassee | FL | 378 |
| 152 | University Of North Carolina - Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | 378 |
| 153 | College Of Central Florida | Ocala | FL | 377 |
| 154 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute | IN | 376 |
| 155 | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion | IN | 375 |
| 156 | California State University, Northridge | Northridge | CA | 372 |
| 157 | Daymar College | Clarksville | TN | 372 |
| 158 | Ohio Christian University | Circleville | OH | 371 |
| 159 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | FL | 369 |
| 160 | Gwinnett College | Lilburn | GA | 369 |
| 161 | Bethel University | Mckenzie | TN | 367 |
| 162 | University Of Wisconsin Colleges | Madison | WI | 365 |
| 163 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | GA | 361 |
| 164 | Florida Institute Of Technology | Melbourne | FL | 359 |
| 165 | Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | OH | 357 |
| 166 | Asa College | Brooklyn | NY | 355 |
| 167 | University Of Mississippi | University | MS | 355 |
| 168 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | TN | 354 |
| 169 | University Of Nevada - Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV | 354 |
| 170 | Long Island University | Brookville | NY | 350 |
| 171 | Schoolcraft College | Livonia | MI | 350 |
| 172 | Texas State University | San Marcos | TX | 349 |
| 173 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | VA | 347 |
| 174 | American National University | Salem | VA | 341 |
| 175 | Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | FL | 339 |
| 176 | University Of Arkansas At Little Rock | Little Rock | AR | 339 |
| 177 | State College Of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota | Bradenton | FL | 338 |
| 178 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | GA | 337 |
| 179 | Charter College | Vancouver | WA | 336 |
| 180 | Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | FL | 335 |
| 181 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | OK | 334 |
| 182 | Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University | Normal | AL | 332 |
| 183 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | KY | 332 |
| 184 | Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant | MI | 330 |
| 185 | Southern University And Agricultural & Mechanical Colg At Baton R | Baton Rouge | LA | 330 |
| 186 | University Of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | OK | 330 |
| 187 | Marshall University | Huntington | WV | 328 |
| 188 | Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University | Prairie View | TX | 326 |
| 189 | Savannah State University | Savannah | GA | 326 |
| 190 | Texas A&M University - Kingsville | Kingsville | TX | 324 |
| 191 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | TX | 324 |
| 192 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta | GA | 324 |
| 193 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | AR | 322 |
| 194 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk | VA | 322 |
| 195 | Universidad Del Este | Carolina | PR | 322 |
| 196 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | IL | 318 |
| 197 | University Of North Georgia | Dahlonega | GA | 318 |
| 198 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | CA | 316 |
| 199 | Indiana University Of Pennsylvania | Indiana | PA | 315 |
| 200 | Bainbridge State College | Bainbridge | GA | 314 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Office
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