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Report: 12% of Chicago State University students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 2,206 Chicago State University students repaying loans in 2015, 265 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the four-year public school in Chicago a default rate of 12 percent for that year – 1.5 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 1.8 points higher than in 2013.

Chicago State University had 19 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 26 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Chicago State University?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
6,492
265
2014
7,249
246
2013
8,194
239

Chicago State University default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
265
2,206
12.0
2014
246
2,330
10.5
2013
239
2,343
10.2

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

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