A new report from the Education Trust suggests fixing some of the problems of higher education by focusing on the institutions doing the worst jobs of providing access to lower-income students, graduating students, and sending them out into the world with degrees that will pay off for them. The group determined that the following colleges fall into the bottom 5 percent on the standards according to recent data. Under the proposal, if these colleges failed to rise out of the bottom 5 percent during a multiyear grace period, they would lose access to federal funding. The information in these tables was provided by the Education Trust. (See a related article.)
Colleges in the Bottom 5% for Failing to Enroll at Least 17% Pell Freshmen in 2011
| Name | State | Sector | Median SAT/ACT of Enrolled Students (2011) | ID Year % Pell (2011) | Y1 Status % Pell (2012) |
| Auburn University | AL | Public | 1225 | 14% | 13% |
| California Institute of Technology | CA | Nonprofit | 1525 | 9% | 11% |
| California Polytechnic State University | CA | Public | 1205 | 14% | 14% |
| Claremont McKenna College | CA | Nonprofit | 1390 | 15% | 10% |
| Harvey Mudd College | CA | Nonprofit | 1485 | 12% | 13% |
| Pitzer College | CA | Nonprofit | 1270 | 14% | 10% |
| Pomona College | CA | Nonprofit | 1470 | 15% | 16% |
| University of San Diego | CA | Nonprofit | 1210 | 16% | 15% |
| Santa Clara University | CA | Nonprofit | 1230 | 16% | 13% |
| Scripps College | CA | Nonprofit | 1360 | 15% | 11% |
| Stanford University | CA | Nonprofit | 1455 | 16% | 16% |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles | CA | For-Profit | N/A | 15% | 45% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | CO | Public | 1165 | 16% | 17% |
| Colorado College | CO | Nonprofit | 1315 | 12% | 10% |
| Colorado Heights University | CO | Nonprofit | N/A | 4% | N/A |
| Connecticut College | CT | Nonprofit | N/A | 13% | 16% |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | Nonprofit | 1090 | 16% | 14% |
| Trinity College | CT | Nonprofit | 1285 | 13% | 10% |
| Wesleyan University | CT | Nonprofit | 1395 | 16% | 21% |
| Yale University | CT | Nonprofit | 1490 | 13% | 12% |
| American University | DC | Nonprofit | 1280 | 15% | 24% |
| Catholic University of America | DC | Nonprofit | 1110 | 12% | 12% |
| George Washington University | DC | Nonprofit | 1290 | 13% | 12% |
| Georgetown University | DC | Nonprofit | 1400 | 14% | 16% |
| University of Delaware | DE | Public | 1185 | 13% | 12% |
| Beacon College | FL | Nonprofit | N/A | 10% | 24% |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | FL | Nonprofit | N/A | 13% | 28% |
| University of Chicago | IL | Nonprofit | 1480 | 15% | 11% |
| Northwestern University | IL | Nonprofit | 1445 | 15% | 14% |
| University of Notre Dame | IN | Nonprofit | 1450 | 12% | 12% |
| Centre College | KY | Nonprofit | 1280 | 16% | 17% |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | Nonprofit | 1315 | 13% | 11% |
| Bentley University | MA | Nonprofit | 1210 | 16% | 14% |
| Boston College | MA | Nonprofit | 1340 | 16% | 12% |
| Emerson College | MA | Nonprofit | 1240 | 14% | 19% |
| Northeastern University | MA | Nonprofit | 1310 | 13% | 13% |
| Stonehill College | MA | Nonprofit | N/A | 14% | 12% |
| Tufts University | MA | Nonprofit | 1425 | 10% | 11% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | MA | Nonprofit | N/A | 15% | 15% |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | MA | Nonprofit | 1455 | 14% | 10% |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | Nonprofit | 1395 | 12% | 13% |
| Loyola University-Baltimore | MD | Nonprofit | 1198 | 14% | 14% |
| University of Maryland-College Park | MD | Public | 1290 | 15% | 15% |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | MD | Nonprofit | N/A | 15% | 22% |
| St Mary’s College of Maryland | MD | Public | 1235 | 14% | 19% |
| Bates College | ME | Nonprofit | N/A | 13% | 12% |
| Colby College | ME | Nonprofit | 1335 | 10% | 11% |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | Public | 1300 | 15% | 16% |
| Carleton College | MN | Nonprofit | 1400 | 13% | 14% |
| Washington University in St Louis | MO | Nonprofit | 1470 | 6% | 6% |
| Davidson College | NC | Nonprofit | 1345 | 13% | 12% |
| Duke University | NC | Nonprofit | 1435 | 13% | 14% |
| Elon University | NC | Nonprofit | 1215 | 10% | 11% |
| High Point University | NC | Nonprofit | 1075 | 12% | 14% |
| Wake Forest University | NC | Nonprofit | N/A | 14% | 14% |
| Dartmouth College | NH | Nonprofit | 1450 | 13% | 13% |
| Princeton University | NJ | Nonprofit | 1490 | 11% | 12% |
| Colgate University | NY | Nonprofit | 1365 | 11% | 11% |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | NY | Nonprofit | 1365 | 13% | 19% |
| Cornell University | NY | Nonprofit | 1400 | 15% | 17% |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | NY | Nonprofit | 1350 | 0% | 0% |
| The Juilliard School | NY | Nonprofit | N/A | 11% | 25% |
| Marist College | NY | Nonprofit | 1160 | 15% | 15% |
| Rabbinical Seminary of America | NY | Nonprofit | N/A | 11% | 18% |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | NY | Nonprofit | N/A | 16% | 18% |
| Kenyon College | OH | Nonprofit | 1340 | 10% | 7% |
| Oberlin College | OH | Nonprofit | 1365 | 10% | 9% |
| Bucknell University | PA | Nonprofit | 1300 | 11% | 9% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | PA | Nonprofit | 1400 | 13% | 15% |
| Dickinson College | PA | Nonprofit | 1284 | 12% | 10% |
| Franklin and Marshall College | PA | Nonprofit | N/A | 13% | 17% |
| Gettysburg College | PA | Nonprofit | 1300 | 13% | 12% |
| Haverford College | PA | Nonprofit | 1395 | 16% | 14% |
| Lafayette College | PA | Nonprofit | 1275 | 8% | 13% |
| Lehigh University | PA | Nonprofit | 1305 | 16% | 14% |
| Muhlenberg College | PA | Nonprofit | 1240 | 8% | 9% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main | PA | Public | 1195 | 16% | 15% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Nonprofit | 1440 | 16% | 17% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1260 | 16% | 16% |
| Saint Joseph’s University | PA | Nonprofit | 1120 | 12% | 10% |
| Swarthmore College | PA | Nonprofit | 1435 | 14% | 17% |
| Villanova University | PA | Nonprofit | 1300 | 11% | 13% |
| Bryant University | RI | Nonprofit | 1140 | 14% | 17% |
| Providence College | RI | Nonprofit | 1160 | 16% | 16% |
| Roger Williams University | RI | Nonprofit | 1075 | 14% | 14% |
| Furman University | SC | Nonprofit | 1275 | 16% | 12% |
| Rhodes College | TN | Nonprofit | 1260 | 16% | 19% |
| Sewanee-The University of the South | TN | Nonprofit | 1260 | 16% | 19% |
| Vanderbilt University | TN | Nonprofit | 1430 | 13% | 14% |
| Rice University | TX | Nonprofit | 1440 | 16% | 17% |
| Southern Methodist University | TX | Nonprofit | 1245 | 15% | 15% |
| Texas Christian University | TX | Nonprofit | 1165 | 14% | 11% |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | UT | Nonprofit | 1260 | 16% | 18% |
| College of William and Mary | VA | Public | 1350 | 10% | 9% |
| Christopher Newport University | VA | Public | 1200 | 16% | 18% |
| James Madison University | VA | Public | 1145 | 14% | 14% |
| University of Richmond | VA | Nonprofit | 1280 | 14% | 15% |
| Strayer University-Virginia | VA | For-Profit | N/A | 16% | 8% |
| Virginia Tech | VA | Public | 1220 | 15% | 15% |
| University of Virginia | VA | Public | 1335 | 13% | 12% |
| Virginia Military Institute | VA | Public | 1135 | 16% | 16% |
| Washington and Lee University | VA | Nonprofit | 1385 | 11% | 11% |
| Middlebury College | VT | Nonprofit | 1385 | 10% | 10% |
| Gonzaga University | WA | Nonprofit | 1185 | 16% | 19% |
| Whitman College | WA | Nonprofit | 1325 | 14% | 10% |
| Bellin College | WI | Nonprofit | 1125 | 0% | N/A |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Public | 1260 | 15% | 16% |
Notes: Colleges must have at least 30 full-time freshmen in the 2010-11 academic year to be identified as falling in the bottom 5 percent of Pell freshman-enrollment rates. Y1 status shows how those institutions are performing one year later but should be interpreted with caution: To allow for natural data fluctuations, the proposal stipulates that colleges will be considered successful only if their three-year weighted average, after the identification year, surpasses the 17-percent Pell benchmark. Colleges marked “N/A” had a cohort size less than 30 full-time freshmen in the subsequent year. Their Pell rates, however, would still be used in calculating a three-year weighted average to determine whether they surpassed the 17-percent Pell benchmark after three years.
Sources: 2011 and 2012 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Pell data
Colleges in the Bottom 5% for Failing to Graduate at Least 15% of All Freshmen in 2011
| Name | State | Sector | ID Year Overall Grad Rate (2011) | Y1 Status Overall Grad Rate (2012) |
| Concordia College-Selma | AL | Nonprofit | 3.4% | 5.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | AL | For-Profit | 9.3% | 14% |
| Arkansas Baptist College | AR | Nonprofit | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| University of Phoenix-Little Rock | AR | For-Profit | 9.7% | 15.3% |
| University of Phoenix-Northwest Arkansas | AR | For-Profit | 7.9% | 20.3% |
| Western International University | AZ | For-Profit | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| University of Phoenix-Online | AZ | For-Profit | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast | CA | Nonprofit | 14.6% | 36.4% |
| University of Phoenix-San Diego | CA | For-Profit | 12.4% | 14.4% |
| University of Phoenix-Sacramento Valley | CA | For-Profit | 10.7% | 16.2% |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado | CO | For-Profit | 8.5% | 19% |
| Colorado Technical University-Greenwood | CO | For-Profit | 7% | N/A |
| Colorado Technical University-Online | CO | For-Profit | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| University of the District of Columbia | DC | Public | 8% | 15.8% |
| Carlos Albizu University-Miami | FL | Nonprofit | 8.8% | N/A |
| Hodges University | FL | Nonprofit | 12.5% | N/A |
| University of Phoenix-North Florida | FL | For-Profit | 14.8% | 18.8% |
| Thomas University | GA | Nonprofit | 7.5% | 14.3% |
| Truett-McConnell College | GA | Nonprofit | 13.6% | 9.4% |
| University of Phoenix-Atlanta | GA | For-Profit | 14.1% | 13.5% |
| University of Phoenix-Columbus Georgia | GA | For-Profit | 10.1% | 15.6% |
| University of Phoenix-Hawaii | HI | For-Profit | 13.3% | 26.7% |
| University of Phoenix-Des Moines | IA | For-Profit | 10% | N/A |
| University of Phoenix-Idaho | ID | For-Profit | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| East-West University | IL | Nonprofit | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| Hebrew Theological College | IL | Nonprofit | 5.7% | 8.8% |
| Holy Cross College | IN | Nonprofit | 12.7% | 19.9% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Fort Wayne | IN | For-Profit | 9.1% | N/A |
| ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis | IN | For-Profit | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| University of Phoenix-Indianapolis | IN | For-Profit | 5.3% | 14.1% |
| University of Phoenix-Wichita | KS | For-Profit | 12.8% | 1.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | KY | For-Profit | 14.7% | 18.2% |
| University of Phoenix-Louisville | KY | For-Profit | 4.9% | N/A |
| Louisiana State University-Alexandria | LA | Public | 12.1% | 13.5% |
| University of Phoenix-Louisiana | LA | For-Profit | 13.6% | 17.9% |
| Boston Architectural College | MA | Nonprofit | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Coppin State University | MD | Public | 14.7% | 17% |
| University of Maryland-University College | MD | Public | 10.3% | 4.3% |
| Baker College of Owosso | MI | Nonprofit | 13% | 11.1% |
| University of Phoenix-Metro Detroit | MI | For-Profit | 11.4% | 10.5% |
| University of Phoenix-West Michigan | MI | For-Profit | 7.1% | 14.4% |
| University of Phoenix-Minneapolis/St Paul | MN | For-Profit | 6.8% | 12.9% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Earth City | MO | For-Profit | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| Harris-Stowe State University | MO | Public | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| University of Phoenix-St Louis | MO | For-Profit | 7.6% | 10.2% |
| University of Phoenix-Kansas City | MO | For-Profit | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| University of Phoenix-Springfield | MO | For-Profit | 10.9% | 9.7% |
| University of Phoenix-Charlotte | NC | For-Profit | 9.9% | 16.3% |
| University of Phoenix-Raleigh | NC | For-Profit | 6.8% | 12.1% |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | ND | Nonprofit | 0.7% | N/A |
| Rabbinical College of America | NJ | Nonprofit | 12.1% | N/A |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | NJ | Nonprofit | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| Western New Mexico University | NM | Public | 12.5% | 16.2% |
| Great Basin College | NV | Public | 7.7% | 14.3% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | NV | For-Profit | 11.9% | N/A |
| International Academy of Design and Technology-Henderson | NV | For-Profit | 11.9% | 36.4% |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | NY | Nonprofit | 6.1% | 15.4% |
| Rabbinical College of Long Island | NY | Nonprofit | 3% | 2.6% |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | NY | Nonprofit | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | NY | Nonprofit | 5% | 2.6% |
| Yeshivat Mikdash Melech | NY | Nonprofit | 2.7% | N/A |
| Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni | NY | Nonprofit | 2.6% | N/A |
| DeVry College of New York | NY | For-Profit | 14.4% | 24.5% |
| Chancellor University | OH | For-Profit | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| University of Phoenix-Cincinnati | OH | For-Profit | 8.8% | 3.2% |
| Bacone College | OK | Nonprofit | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee | OK | Public | 1.1% | missing |
| University of Phoenix-Oklahoma City | OK | For-Profit | 13.9% | 11.9% |
| University of Phoenix-Tulsa | OK | For-Profit | 13.4% | 13.8% |
| University of Phoenix-Philadelphia | PA | For-Profit | 10.7% | 9% |
| University of Phoenix-Pittsburgh | PA | For-Profit | 5.9% | N/A |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | PA | Nonprofit | 9.1% | N/A |
| National University College-Bayamon | PR | For-Profit | 9.3% | 5.5% |
| National University College-Arecibo | PR | For-Profit | 14.3% | 12.2% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Utuado | PR | Public | 12.1% | 20.8% |
| Universidad Del Este | PR | Nonprofit | 12.5% | 22.5% |
| EDP College of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | PR | Nonprofit | 10.9% | 25% |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja | PR | Nonprofit | 12.8% | 29.4% |
| Oglala Lakota College | SD | Public | 4.5% | 1.3% |
| Sinte Gleska University | SD | Nonprofit | 4.7% | N/A |
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | TN | For-Profit | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | TN | Nonprofit | 14.9% | 8.1% |
| Victory University | TN | For-Profit | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | TN | For-Profit | 11.8% | 9.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | TN | For-Profit | 13.8% | 16.7% |
| University of Phoenix-Nashville | TN | For-Profit | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| University of Houston-Downtown | TX | Public | 14.7% | 11.9% |
| Jarvis Christian College | TX | Nonprofit | 14.3% | 13.3% |
| Paul Quinn College | TX | Nonprofit | 5.4% | 0.6% |
| Texas College | TX | Nonprofit | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Texas Southern University | TX | Public | 11.8% | 12% |
| University of Phoenix-Dallas | TX | For-Profit | 7.1% | 15.7% |
| Baptist University of the Americas | TX | Nonprofit | 10.3% | N/A |
| American InterContinental University-Houston | TX | For-Profit | 13.8% | 24.4% |
| University of Phoenix-Austin | TX | For-Profit | 12.2% | 12.5% |
| Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo | UT | For-Profit | 4.9% | 41.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk | VA | For-Profit | 10% | 2% |
| University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia | VA | For-Profit | 8.5% | N/A |
| University of Phoenix-Richmond | VA | For-Profit | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Heritage University | WA | Nonprofit | 12.3% | 16% |
| University of Phoenix-Western Washington | WA | For-Profit | 14.5% | 14.7% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenfield | WI | For-Profit | 14.3% | 5.4% |
| University of Phoenix-Milwaukee | WI | For-Profit | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| Mountain State University | WV | Nonprofit | 11.6% | missing |
| Salem International University | WV | For-Profit | 13.6% | 11.3% |
Notes: Colleges must have had at least 30 full-time freshmen in the 2010-11 academic year to be identified as falling in the bottom 5 percent of graduation rates. Y1 status shows how those institutions were performing one year later but should be interpreted with caution: To allow for natural data fluctuations, the proposal stipulates that colleges will be considered successful only if their four-year weighted average, after the identification year, surpasses the 15-percent graduation-rate benchmark. Colleges marked “N/A” had a cohort size less than 30 full-time freshmen in the subsequent year. Their graduation rates, however, would still be used in calculating a four-year weighted average to determine whether they surpassed the 15-percent graduation-rate benchmark after four years.
Sources: 2011 and 2012 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System graduation-rate data
Colleges Falling in the Bottom 5% for Having More Than 28% of Students Default on Student Loans
| Name | State | Sector | 3-Year Cohort Default Rates (FY2010) |
| Concordia College-Selma | AL | Nonprofit | 33.0% |
| Talladega College | AL | Nonprofit | 36.7% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | AL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Virginia College-Birmingham | AL | For-Profit | 28.2% |
| Virginia College-Huntsville | AL | For-Profit | 28.2% |
| Arkansas Baptist College | AR | Nonprofit | 33.6% |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | AR | Public | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Little Rock | AR | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Tucson | AZ | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Tempe | AZ | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts | AZ | For-Profit | 28.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Rancho Cordova | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| California College-San Diego | CA | For-Profit | 29.3% |
| ITT Technical Institute-San Diego | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-San Dimas | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Orange | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Sylmar | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Torrance | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-San Bernardino | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Lathrop | CA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| College America-Denver | CO | For-Profit | 35.1% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Thornton | CO | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| College America-Colorado Springs | CO | For-Profit | 35.1% |
| College America-Fort Collins | CO | For-Profit | 35.1% |
| Potomac College-Washington | DC | For-Profit | 32.8% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Tampa | FL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Lincoln College of Technology-West Palm | FL | For-Profit | 31.3% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Lake Mary | FL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Jacksonville | FL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Fort Lauderdale | FL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Miami | FL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Bauder College | GA | For-Profit | 29.0% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Duluth | GA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Kennesaw | GA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Boise | ID | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| East-West University | IL | Nonprofit | 30.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect | IL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Orland Park | IL | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Fort Wayne | IN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis | IN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Newburgh | IN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | KY | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose | LA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Pine Manor College | MA | Nonprofit | 31.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie | MN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Earth City | MO | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Missouri Tech | MO | For-Profit | 39.1% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Arnold | MO | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Kansas City | MO | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Rust College | MS | Nonprofit | 32.0% |
| South College-Asheville | NC | For-Profit | 31.7% |
| Heritage Bible College | NC | Nonprofit | 29.4% |
| Livingstone College | NC | Nonprofit | 32.4% |
| Saint Augustines College | NC | Nonprofit | 30.6% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Omaha | NE | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | NM | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | NV | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Globe Institute of Technology | NY | For-Profit | 35.9% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Parma | OH | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| Central State University | OH | Public | 31.2% |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Cleveland | OH | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Eastlake | OH | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| Bacone College | OK | Nonprofit | 32.0% |
| Langston University | OK | Public | 32.5% |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee | OK | Public | 30.5% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Portland | OR | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | PA | Public | 28.2% |
| American University of Puerto Rico | PR | Nonprofit | 31.2% |
| American University of Puerto Rico | PR | Nonprofit | 31.2% |
| Caribbean University-Bayamon | PR | Nonprofit | 29.9% |
| Caribbean University-Carolina | PR | Nonprofit | 29.9% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | Nonprofit | 28.6% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | Nonprofit | 28.6% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | PR | Nonprofit | 28.9% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | PR | Nonprofit | 28.6% |
| Caribbean University-Ponce | PR | Nonprofit | 29.9% |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja | PR | Nonprofit | 29.9% |
| Allen University | SC | Nonprofit | 35.3% |
| Benedict College | SC | Nonprofit | 32.9% |
| Morris College | SC | Nonprofit | 28.8% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenville | SC | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | TN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | TN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | TN | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Jarvis Christian College | TX | Nonprofit | 50.6% |
| Southwestern Christian College | TX | Nonprofit | 32.7% |
| Texas College | TX | Nonprofit | 34.6% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Murray | UT | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Stevens-Henager College-Ogden | UT | For-Profit | 34.1% |
| Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo | UT | For-Profit | 34.1% |
| Stevens-Henager College-Murray | UT | For-Profit | 34.1% |
| Stevens-Henager College-Logan | UT | For-Profit | 34.1% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach | VA | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Richmond | VA | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| Centura College-Virginia Beach | VA | For-Profit | 32.0% |
| Sanford-Brown College-Vienna | VA | For-Profit | 31.6% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk | VA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Richmond | VA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Springfield | VA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly | VA | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Potomac College-Herndon | VA | For-Profit | 32.8% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenfield | WI | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Milwaukee | WI | For-Profit | 30.3% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Green Bay | WI | For-Profit | 29.2% |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Wauwatosa | WI | For-Profit | 30.3% |
Note: Colleges must have at least 30 students in the 2010 cohort entering repayment to be considered falling in the bottom 5 percent of cohort default rates.
Source: FY2010 default data from Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
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