College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Parkland College in Champaign and Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville reported the largest share of borrowers at public higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
The U.S. Department of Education data used in the analysis tracks borrowers at public schools receiving federal student aid. 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, 59 institutions based in Illinois reported 8,050 borrowers in default.
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Borrowers in default
| Name | City | Number of borrowers in default |
| College Of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 540 |
| Parkland College | Champaign | 506 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | 506 |
| Southern Illinois University At Carbondale | Carbondale | 491 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 466 |
| City Colleges Of Chicago - Kennedy King College | Chicago | 305 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 263 |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | 246 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 236 |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 198 |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | 184 |
| Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | 182 |
| Harold Washington College | Chicago | 180 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 180 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | 163 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | 155 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 154 |
| University Of Illinois At Chicago | Chicago | 153 |
| City Colleges Of Chicago - Malcolm X College | Chicago | 145 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 140 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 137 |
| College Of Lake County | Grayslake | 136 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | 131 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | 129 |
| Harper College | Palatine | 127 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | 121 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | 119 |
| City Colleges Of Chicago Harry S Truman College | Chicago | 113 |
| University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | 112 |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | 105 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | 103 |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | 102 |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | 101 |
| Lewis And Clark Community College | Godfrey | 95 |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | 94 |
| Governors State University | University Park | 91 |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | 79 |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | 64 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | 64 |
| Mchenry County College | Crystal Lake | 63 |
| Triton College | River Grove | 57 |
| University Of Illinois At Springfield | Springfield | 57 |
| Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | 51 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | 44 |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | 42 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | 42 |
| Richard J Daley College-City Colleges Of Chicago | Chicago | 42 |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | 41 |
| Spoon River College | Canton | 40 |
| Morton College | Cicero | 38 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | 36 |
| Oakton Community College | Des Plaines | 14 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College | Robinson | 13 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | 12 |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | 11 |
| John A. Logan College | Carterville | 11 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College | Olney | 10 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College | Fairfield | 8 |
| Beck School Of Practical Nursing | Red Bud | 2 |
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