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Report: 4.2% of Depaul University students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 6,076 Depaul University students repaying loans in 2015, 259 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the four-year private school in Chicago a default rate of 4.2 percent for that year – 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 0.9 points higher than in 2013.

Depaul University had 12 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 37 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Depaul University?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
29,001
259
2014
29,983
247
2013
30,369
222

Depaul University default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
259
6,076
4.2
2014
247
6,422
3.8
2013
222
6,592
3.3

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

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