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Report: 22.3% of Harold Washington College students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 1,015 Harold Washington College students repaying loans in 2015, 227 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the two-year public school in Chicago a default rate of 22.3 percent for that year – 1.7 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 4.4 points higher than in 2013.

Harold Washington College had 47 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 128 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Harold Washington College?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
13,699
227
2014
14,418
180
2013
17,602
99

Harold Washington College default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
227
1,015
22.3
2014
180
872
20.6
2013
99
553
17.9

Source for all tables: U.S. Department of Education

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