Northern Illinois University was among four-year schools in Illinois to report the highest rates of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Ninety-two institutions reported 160,187 students entered repayment on student loans. And 12,480 – or 7.8 percent – defaulted on those loans.
The data includes students at four-year schools receiving federal student aid who entered repayment on selected federal loans in 2014 and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Default rates at four-year schools
| Name | City | Number of borrowers in repayment | Number of borrowers in default | Default rate |
| East-West University | Chicago | 550 | 138 | 25.09% |
| Northwestern College | Bridgeview | 1,029 | 185 | 17.98% |
| American Intercontinental University | Schaumburg | 12,327 | 2,125 | 17.24% |
| Illinois Institute Of Art (The) | Chicago | 3,147 | 479 | 15.22% |
| Macmurray College | Jacksonville | 219 | 28 | 12.79% |
| Devry University | Chicago | 33,464 | 4,216 | 12.60% |
| Harrington College Of Design | Chicago | 313 | 37 | 11.82% |
| Kendall College | Chicago | 737 | 84 | 11.40% |
| Spertus College Of Judaica | Chicago | 46 | 5 | 10.87% |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | 2,330 | 246 | 10.56% |
| Southern Illinois University At Carbondale | Carbondale | 5,039 | 491 | 9.74% |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | 3,367 | 318 | 9.44% |
| Blackburn University | Carlinville | 180 | 17 | 9.44% |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln | 618 | 54 | 8.74% |
| Eureka College | Eureka | 261 | 22 | 8.43% |
| Rockford University | Rockford | 462 | 38 | 8.23% |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 5,802 | 466 | 8.03% |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 3,452 | 263 | 7.62% |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield | 734 | 55 | 7.49% |
| Vandercook College Of Music | Chicago | 41 | 3 | 7.32% |
| Blessing Hospital | Quincy | 83 | 6 | 7.23% |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 1,981 | 137 | 6.92% |
| Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | 73 | 5 | 6.85% |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 3,450 | 236 | 6.84% |
| Quincy University | Quincy | 538 | 35 | 6.51% |
| School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago | Chicago | 779 | 48 | 6.16% |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | 367 | 22 | 5.99% |
| North Park University | Chicago | 901 | 54 | 5.99% |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | 2,350 | 140 | 5.96% |
| Mckendree University | Lebanon | 725 | 43 | 5.93% |
| Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln | 295 | 17 | 5.76% |
| Millikin University | Decatur | 738 | 41 | 5.56% |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | 1,954 | 108 | 5.53% |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | 417 | 23 | 5.52% |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 2,809 | 154 | 5.48% |
| Institute For Clinical Social Work | Chicago | 37 | 2 | 5.41% |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | 481 | 26 | 5.41% |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | 1,388 | 74 | 5.33% |
| Governors State University | University Park | 1,760 | 91 | 5.17% |
| Midstate College | Peoria | 261 | 13 | 4.98% |
| Tribeca Flashpoint College | Chicago | 62 | 3 | 4.84% |
| Trinity College Of Nursing & Health Sciences | Rock Island | 83 | 4 | 4.82% |
| National University Of Health Sciences (The) | Lombard | 251 | 12 | 4.78% |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | Chicago | 1,887 | 90 | 4.77% |
| North Central College | Naperville | 851 | 40 | 4.70% |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | 1,754 | 82 | 4.68% |
| University Of Illinois At Springfield | Springfield | 1,233 | 57 | 4.62% |
| Dominican University | River Forest | 937 | 43 | 4.59% |
| Aurora University | Aurora | 1,514 | 68 | 4.49% |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 268 | 12 | 4.48% |
| American Academy Of Art | Chicago | 160 | 7 | 4.38% |
| Greenville University | Greenville | 515 | 22 | 4.27% |
| Judson University | Elgin | 438 | 18 | 4.11% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | 1,522 | 61 | 4.01% |
| Concordia University | River Forest | 1,966 | 76 | 3.87% |
| Depaul University | Chicago | 6,422 | 247 | 3.85% |
| Methodist College | Peoria | 210 | 8 | 3.81% |
| National Louis University | Chicago | 2,069 | 76 | 3.67% |
| Chamberlain College Of Nursing | Addison | 6,152 | 215 | 3.49% |
| St. John'S College Of Nursing | Springfield | 60 | 2 | 3.33% |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | 884 | 29 | 3.28% |
| Lakeview College Of Nursing | Danville | 128 | 4 | 3.13% |
| Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago | Chicago | 32 | 1 | 3.13% |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 4,529 | 140 | 3.09% |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 4,025 | 120 | 2.98% |
| Illinois Institute Of Technology | Chicago | 1,001 | 28 | 2.80% |
| Bradley University | Peoria | 1,292 | 36 | 2.79% |
| University Of St. Francis | Joliet | 906 | 25 | 2.76% |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | 583 | 16 | 2.74% |
| University Of Illinois At Chicago | Chicago | 5,587 | 153 | 2.74% |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College Of Nursing | Peoria | 159 | 4 | 2.52% |
| Catholic Theological Union At Chicago | Chicago | 47 | 1 | 2.13% |
| Knox College | Galesburg | 289 | 6 | 2.08% |
| Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine And Science | North Chicago | 503 | 10 | 1.99% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | 425 | 8 | 1.88% |
| Adler University | Chicago | 268 | 5 | 1.87% |
| Mccormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | 55 | 1 | 1.82% |
| University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | 6,258 | 112 | 1.79% |
| Meadville Theological School Of Lombard College | Chicago | 57 | 1 | 1.75% |
| Lake Forest Graduate School Of Management | Lake Forest | 118 | 2 | 1.69% |
| Resurrection University | Chicago | 192 | 3 | 1.56% |
| University Of Chicago (The) | Chicago | 2,099 | 29 | 1.38% |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | 552 | 7 | 1.27% |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | 3,337 | 36 | 1.08% |
| John Marshall Law School (The) | Chicago | 480 | 4 | 0.83% |
| Rush University | Chicago | 648 | 5 | 0.77% |
| Illinois College Of Optometry | Chicago | 147 | 1 | 0.68% |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove | 1,462 | 5 | 0.34% |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | 42 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | 83 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | 35 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Saint Anthony College Of Nursing | Rockford | 105 | 0 | 0.00% |
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