At United Tribes Technical College, 41 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The analysis uses data that tracks borrowers at schools receiving federal student aid whose longest programs offer bachelor's, professional, master's or doctor's degrees. 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 3.9 million borrowers in repayment in the 2014 cohort. And 348,548 of them were in default – a default rate of 8.95 percent, which is below the national rate of about 11 percent.
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Four-year schools with highest default rates
| Name | City | State | Number of borrowers in repayment | Number of borrowers in default | Default rate |
| United Tribes Technical College | Bismarck | ND | 128 | 53 | 41.41% |
| Virginia University Of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | VA | 235 | 79 | 33.62% |
| Concordia College Alabama | Selma | AL | 338 | 112 | 33.14% |
| Everest University | Tampa | FL | 35,525 | 11,365 | 31.99% |
| Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | PA | 613 | 183 | 29.85% |
| Daymar College | Clarksville | TN | 1,278 | 372 | 29.11% |
| Jamestown Business College | Jamestown | NY | 131 | 37 | 28.24% |
| Talladega College | Talladega | AL | 503 | 142 | 28.23% |
| Vatterott College | Berkeley | MO | 5,048 | 1,410 | 27.93% |
| University Of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | OH | 1,076 | 300 | 27.88% |
| Selma University | Selma | AL | 298 | 83 | 27.85% |
| Central State University | Wilberforce | OH | 937 | 258 | 27.53% |
| Western Nevada College | Carson City | NV | 510 | 140 | 27.45% |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | MI | 81 | 22 | 27.16% |
| Hiwassee College | Madisonville | TN | 78 | 21 | 26.92% |
| Rust College | Holly Springs | MS | 419 | 112 | 26.73% |
| Paine College | Augusta | GA | 385 | 102 | 26.49% |
| North American University | Stafford | TX | 34 | 9 | 26.47% |
| University Of South Carolina - Union | Union | SC | 197 | 52 | 26.40% |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | NC | 444 | 116 | 26.13% |
| Daymar College | Owensboro | KY | 975 | 252 | 25.85% |
| Texas College | Tyler | TX | 465 | 119 | 25.59% |
| Carver Bible College | Atlanta | GA | 43 | 11 | 25.58% |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | SC | 71 | 18 | 25.35% |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | FL | 342 | 86 | 25.15% |
| East-West University | Chicago | IL | 550 | 138 | 25.09% |
| University Of Hawaii Maui College | Kahului | HI | 804 | 201 | 25.00% |
| Bainbridge State College | Bainbridge | GA | 1,257 | 314 | 24.98% |
| Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | Scottsdale | AZ | 5,581 | 1,392 | 24.94% |
| Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | WA | 225 | 56 | 24.89% |
| Paul Quinn College | Dallas | TX | 133 | 33 | 24.81% |
| Lemoyne - Owen College | Memphis | TN | 528 | 129 | 24.43% |
| Edward Waters College | Jacksonville | FL | 373 | 91 | 24.40% |
| Institute Of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Artsdevelo | Santa Fe | NM | 74 | 18 | 24.32% |
| Northern New Mexico College | El Rito | NM | 140 | 34 | 24.29% |
| Sanford-Brown College | Tampa | FL | 3,446 | 834 | 24.20% |
| Grantham University | Lenexa | KS | 4,034 | 976 | 24.19% |
| National American University | Rapid City | SD | 7,407 | 1,791 | 24.18% |
| Antelope Valley College | Lancaster | CA | 1,640 | 396 | 24.15% |
| Peninsula College | Port Angeles | WA | 445 | 107 | 24.04% |
| West Virginia University - Parkersburg | Parkersburg | WV | 1,057 | 254 | 24.03% |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | MI | 6,896 | 1,653 | 23.97% |
| Caribbean University | Bayamon | PR | 914 | 217 | 23.74% |
| American Public University System | Charles Town | WV | 22,607 | 5,342 | 23.63% |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | OH | 1,582 | 371 | 23.45% |
| Martin University | Indianapolis | IN | 454 | 106 | 23.35% |
| Harris - Stowe State University | Saint Louis | MO | 675 | 157 | 23.26% |
| Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | FL | 4,126 | 957 | 23.19% |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | NC | 553 | 127 | 22.97% |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | AR | 406 | 93 | 22.91% |
| Shasta College | Redding | CA | 479 | 109 | 22.76% |
| Eagle Gate College | Murray | UT | 722 | 164 | 22.71% |
| Beckfield College | Florence | KY | 959 | 217 | 22.63% |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa | AL | 438 | 99 | 22.60% |
| Saint Augustine'S University | Raleigh | NC | 661 | 149 | 22.54% |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | NC | 1,072 | 241 | 22.48% |
| Fortis College | Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 663 | 148 | 22.32% |
| Apex School Of Theology | Durham | NC | 180 | 40 | 22.22% |
| Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | TX | 72 | 16 | 22.22% |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | WA | 620 | 137 | 22.10% |
| Heritage Bible College | Dunn | NC | 77 | 17 | 22.08% |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park | FL | 154 | 34 | 22.08% |
| East Georgia State College | Swainsboro | GA | 1,407 | 309 | 21.96% |
| Central Christian College Of Kansas | Mcpherson | KS | 287 | 63 | 21.95% |
| Trinity Baptist College | Jacksonville | FL | 82 | 18 | 21.95% |
| Pittsburgh Technical Institute | Oakdale | PA | 1,192 | 260 | 21.81% |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | FL | 1,547 | 335 | 21.65% |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | WA | 915 | 198 | 21.64% |
| Concorde Career College | Kansas City | MO | 1,061 | 229 | 21.58% |
| Great Basin College | Elko | NV | 224 | 48 | 21.43% |
| Jackson College | Jackson | MI | 1,769 | 379 | 21.42% |
| Community College Of Denver | Denver | CO | 4,022 | 859 | 21.36% |
| Platt College | Tulsa | OK | 2,208 | 471 | 21.33% |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce | OH | 249 | 53 | 21.29% |
| University Of South Carolina - Salkehatchie | Allendale | SC | 484 | 103 | 21.28% |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | NC | 609 | 129 | 21.18% |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno | NV | 1,261 | 267 | 21.17% |
| Stratford University | Falls Church | VA | 1,063 | 224 | 21.07% |
| La Trobe University | Melbourne | FC | 38 | 8 | 21.05% |
| Southwestern Christian College | Terrell | TX | 76 | 16 | 21.05% |
| Art Institute Of Phoenix (The) | Phoenix | AZ | 18,402 | 3,857 | 20.96% |
| Brown Mackie College (The) | Salina | KS | 19,607 | 4,095 | 20.89% |
| Stevens Henager College | West Haven | UT | 4,971 | 1,026 | 20.64% |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort | KY | 1,018 | 210 | 20.63% |
| Rio Hondo Community College | Whittier | CA | 166 | 34 | 20.48% |
| Art Institute Of Pittsburgh (The) | Pittsburgh | PA | 9,365 | 1,916 | 20.46% |
| Wiley College | Marshall | TX | 533 | 109 | 20.45% |
| Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane | WA | 1,428 | 292 | 20.45% |
| Arizona College | Glendale | AZ | 754 | 154 | 20.42% |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | CA | 539 | 110 | 20.41% |
| Crowley'S Ridge College | Paragould | AR | 49 | 10 | 20.41% |
| Philander Smith College | Little Rock | AR | 270 | 55 | 20.37% |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute Of Technology | Boston | MA | 275 | 56 | 20.36% |
| Epic Bible College | Sacramento | CA | 128 | 26 | 20.31% |
| Los Angeles Film School (The) | Hollywood | CA | 1,384 | 281 | 20.30% |
| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | OH | 1,761 | 357 | 20.27% |
| Institute Of Production And Recording (The) | Minneapolis | MN | 148 | 30 | 20.27% |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin | OH | 3,434 | 692 | 20.15% |
| Gulf Coast State College | Panama City | FL | 826 | 166 | 20.10% |
| Eastern Florida State College | Cocoa | FL | 2,369 | 476 | 20.09% |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | GA | 1,629 | 326 | 20.01% |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | FL | 4,069 | 814 | 20.00% |
| Northwest College Of Art & Design | Poulsbo | WA | 30 | 6 | 20.00% |
| Voorhees College | Denmark | SC | 330 | 66 | 20.00% |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton | PA | 916 | 183 | 19.98% |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | CO | 2,009 | 400 | 19.91% |
| Olympic College | Bremerton | WA | 910 | 181 | 19.89% |
| College Of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas | NV | 2,592 | 515 | 19.87% |
| Glenville State College | Glenville | WV | 467 | 92 | 19.70% |
| Clark College | Vancouver | WA | 2,296 | 452 | 19.69% |
| San Joaquin Valley College | Visalia | CA | 4,020 | 788 | 19.60% |
| Carolina College Of Biblical Studies | Fayetteville | NC | 46 | 9 | 19.57% |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | MI | 450 | 88 | 19.56% |
| University Of Arkansas At Monticello | Monticello | AR | 1,248 | 244 | 19.55% |
| Miller - Motte Technical College | Clarksville | TN | 4,676 | 911 | 19.48% |
| Randall University | Moore | OK | 77 | 15 | 19.48% |
| Alabama State University | Montgomery | AL | 2,419 | 471 | 19.47% |
| Pontifical Catholic University Of Puerto Rico (The) | Ponce | PR | 2,294 | 444 | 19.35% |
| Ameritech College | Provo | UT | 972 | 188 | 19.34% |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | IN | 3,031 | 586 | 19.33% |
| Digital Media Arts College | Boca Raton | FL | 145 | 28 | 19.31% |
| Indiana Institute Of Technology | Fort Wayne | IN | 2,331 | 449 | 19.26% |
| Virginia College | Birmingham | AL | 15,144 | 2,916 | 19.26% |
| Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | GA | 3,105 | 595 | 19.16% |
| Conservatorio De Musica De Puerto Rico | San Juan | PR | 47 | 9 | 19.15% |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City | MO | 1,045 | 200 | 19.14% |
| Broadview University | West Jordan | UT | 643 | 123 | 19.13% |
| University Of The Potomac | Washington | DC | 178 | 34 | 19.10% |
| South Georgia State College | Douglas | GA | 1,055 | 201 | 19.05% |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | NM | 710 | 135 | 19.01% |
| University Of Maine - Presque Isle | Presque Isle | ME | 322 | 61 | 18.94% |
| Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University | Normal | AL | 1,753 | 332 | 18.94% |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | TX | 3,074 | 581 | 18.90% |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | MS | 329 | 62 | 18.84% |
| Langston University | Langston | OK | 1,004 | 189 | 18.82% |
| Art Institute Of Atlanta (The) | Atlanta | GA | 4,148 | 779 | 18.78% |
| Bryant & Stratton College | Buffalo | NY | 9,884 | 1,850 | 18.72% |
| American University Of Puerto Rico | Bayamon | PR | 247 | 46 | 18.62% |
| University Of Maine - Augusta | Augusta | ME | 1,601 | 298 | 18.61% |
| Fortis College | Centerville | OH | 2,743 | 510 | 18.59% |
| Collegeamerica - Flagstaff | Flagstaff | AZ | 495 | 92 | 18.59% |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | WV | 770 | 143 | 18.57% |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | NM | 5,427 | 1,006 | 18.54% |
| Midland College | Midland | TX | 108 | 20 | 18.52% |
| Tri-State Bible College | South Point | OH | 54 | 10 | 18.52% |
| College Of Central Florida | Ocala | FL | 2,036 | 377 | 18.52% |
| Urbana University | Urbana | OH | 390 | 72 | 18.46% |
| School Of Urban Missions | Oakland | CA | 152 | 28 | 18.42% |
| University Of South Carolina - Lancaster | Lancaster | SC | 446 | 82 | 18.39% |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Atlanta | GA | 1,077 | 198 | 18.38% |
| Virginia Union University | Richmond | VA | 691 | 127 | 18.38% |
| Vista College | Richardson | TX | 147 | 27 | 18.37% |
| Fisher College | Boston | MA | 692 | 127 | 18.35% |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore | MD | 1,063 | 195 | 18.34% |
| Yakima Valley Community College | Yakima | WA | 858 | 157 | 18.30% |
| Bluefield State College | Bluefield | WV | 705 | 129 | 18.30% |
| Hamilton Technical College | Davenport | IA | 170 | 31 | 18.24% |
| American Business & Technology University | Saint Joseph | MO | 187 | 34 | 18.18% |
| Harrisburg University Of Science And Technology | Harrisburg | PA | 99 | 18 | 18.18% |
| National Paralegal College | Phoenix | AZ | 341 | 62 | 18.18% |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount | NC | 649 | 118 | 18.18% |
| National University College | Bayamon | PR | 2,498 | 454 | 18.17% |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | NC | 903 | 164 | 18.16% |
| Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | WA | 1,584 | 287 | 18.12% |
| Seattle Central College | Seattle | WA | 83 | 15 | 18.07% |
| Piedmont International University | Winston Salem | NC | 416 | 75 | 18.03% |
| Northwestern College | Bridgeview | IL | 1,029 | 185 | 17.98% |
| Pine Manor College | Chestnut Hill | MA | 128 | 23 | 17.97% |
| Post University | Waterbury | CT | 4,425 | 795 | 17.97% |
| Fisk University | Nashville | TN | 184 | 33 | 17.93% |
| Charlotte Christian College And Theological Seminary | Charlotte | NC | 67 | 12 | 17.91% |
| Warner University | Lake Wales | FL | 430 | 77 | 17.91% |
| Southern Arkansas University | Magnolia | AR | 916 | 164 | 17.90% |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park | FL | 10,287 | 1,839 | 17.88% |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | CA | 582 | 104 | 17.87% |
| University Of Arkansas At Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | AR | 1,036 | 185 | 17.86% |
| Harrison College | Indianapolis | IN | 3,586 | 638 | 17.79% |
| Florida State College At Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL | 6,017 | 1,070 | 17.78% |
| Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill | MA | 90 | 16 | 17.78% |
| Compass College Of Cinematic Arts | Grand Rapids | MI | 34 | 6 | 17.65% |
| Virginia State University | Petersburg | VA | 2,245 | 396 | 17.64% |
| Salem International University | Salem | WV | 641 | 112 | 17.47% |
| Webber International University | Babson Park | FL | 355 | 62 | 17.46% |
| Duluth Business University | Duluth | MN | 149 | 26 | 17.45% |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | WA | 592 | 103 | 17.40% |
| Florida Technical College | Orlando | FL | 2,680 | 466 | 17.39% |
| Northwest Florida State College | Niceville | FL | 445 | 77 | 17.30% |
| American Intercontinental University | Schaumburg | IL | 12,327 | 2,125 | 17.24% |
| Green River College | Auburn | WA | 1,133 | 194 | 17.12% |
| Southwestern Christian University | Bethany | OK | 269 | 46 | 17.10% |
| Pasco - Hernando State College | New Port Richey | FL | 1,246 | 213 | 17.09% |
| Empire College | Santa Rosa | CA | 270 | 46 | 17.04% |
| Gordon State College | Barnesville | GA | 1,632 | 278 | 17.03% |
| Truett Mcconnell University | Cleveland | GA | 182 | 31 | 17.03% |
| South College | Knoxville | TN | 794 | 134 | 16.88% |
| Bethune Cookman University | Daytona Beach | FL | 1,440 | 243 | 16.88% |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville | FL | 3,233 | 545 | 16.86% |
| Polk State College | Winter Haven | FL | 885 | 149 | 16.84% |
| Seminole State College Of Florida | Sanford | FL | 4,881 | 819 | 16.78% |
| Santa Fe University Of Art And Design | Santa Fe | NM | 167 | 28 | 16.77% |
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