University Of Phoenix and the Art Institute Of Phoenix reported the largest share of borrowers at four-year universities who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
The analysis uses data, from the U.S. Department of Education, that tracks borrowers at schools receiving federal student aid where the shortest programs earn bachelor’s degrees. The 2014 cohort accounts for borrowers who entered repayment on selected federal loans in the given fiscal year and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, 24 private institutions based in Arizona reported 31,646 borrowers in default.
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Borrowers in Default
Name | City | Number of borrowers in default |
University Of Phoenix | Tempe | 20,528 |
Art Institute Of Phoenix (The) | Phoenix | 3,857 |
Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | 2,278 |
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | Scottsdale | 1,392 |
Arizona State University | Tempe | 1,175 |
Pima Medical Institute | Tucson | 639 |
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | 509 |
University Of Arizona (The) | Tucson | 449 |
Brookline College | Phoenix | 183 |
Arizona College | Glendale | 154 |
Western International University | Tempe | 98 |
Collegeamerica - Flagstaff | Flagstaff | 92 |
Bryan University | Tempe | 88 |
University Of Advancing Computer Technology | Tempe | 68 |
National Paralegal College | Phoenix | 62 |
Prescott College | Prescott | 26 |
Southwest University Of Visual Arts | Tucson | 14 |
Arizona Christian University | Phoenix | 12 |
Southwest College Of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences | Tempe | 6 |
International Baptist College & Seminary | Chandler | 5 |
Arizona Summit Law School | Phoenix | 4 |
Phoenix Institute Of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | Phoenix | 3 |
Phoenix Seminary | Phoenix | 3 |
Arizona School Of Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine | Tucson | 1 |