Prairie State Wire

Columbus College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, all based in Chicago, reported the largest share of borrowers at private 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 privately controlled 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, 75 institutions based in Illinois reported 2,614 borrowers in default. 

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Borrowers in default

School	City	Borrowers in Default
Columbia College Chicago	Chicago	318
DePaul University	Chicago	247
Roosevelt University	Chicago	140
East-West University	Chicago	138
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago	120
Benedictine University	Lisle	108
Robert Morris University Illinois	Chicago	90
Lewis University	Romeoville	82
Concordia University	River Forest	76
National Louis University	Chicago	76
Saint Xavier University	Chicago	74
Aurora University	Aurora	68
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	61
Trinity International University	Deerfield	55
Lincoln College	Lincoln	54
North Park University	Chicago	54
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago	Chicago	48
Dominican University	River Forest	43
Mckendree University	Lebanon	43
Millikin University	Decatur	41
North Central College	Naperville	40
Rockford University	Rockford	38
Bradley University	Peoria	36
Northwestern University	Evanston	36
Quincy University	Quincy	35
Elmhurst College	Elmhurst	29
University Of Chicago (The)	Chicago	29
Illinois Institute Of Technology	Chicago	28
Macmurray College	Jacksonville	28
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	26
University Of St. Francis	Joliet	25
Monmouth College	Monmouth	23
Eureka College	Eureka	22
Greenville University	Greenville	22
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	22
Maccormac College	Chicago	22
Judson University	Elgin	18
Blackburn University	Carlinville	17
Lincoln Christian University	Lincoln	17
Augustana College	Rock Island	16
Illinois College	Jacksonville	12
National University Of Health Sciences (The)	Lombard	12
Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine And Science	North Chicago	10
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	8
Methodist College	Peoria	8
National Latino Education Institute	Chicago	7
Wheaton College	Wheaton	7
Blessing Hospital	Quincy	6
Graham Hospital School Of Nursing	Canton	6
Knox College	Galesburg	6
Adler University	Chicago	5
Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary	Evanston	5
Midwestern University	Downers Grove	5
Morrison Institute Of Technology	Morrison	5
Rush University	Chicago	5
Spertus College Of Judaica	Chicago	5
Chicago Ort Technical Institute	Skokie	4
John Marshall Law School (The)	Chicago	4
Lakeview College Of Nursing	Danville	4
Saint Francis Medical Center College Of Nursing	Peoria	4
Trinity College Of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island	4
Resurrection University	Chicago	3
Vandercook College Of Music	Chicago	3
Institute For Clinical Social Work	Chicago	2
Lake Forest Graduate School Of Management	Lake Forest	2
St. John'S College Of Nursing	Springfield	2
Catholic Theological Union At Chicago	Chicago	1
Illinois College Of Optometry	Chicago	1
Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago	Chicago	1
Mccormick Theological Seminary	Chicago	1
Meadville Theological School Of Lombard College	Chicago	1
Chicago Theological Seminary	Chicago	0
Erikson Institute	Chicago	0
Hebrew Theological College	Skokie	0
Saint Anthony College Of Nursing	Rockford	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Office