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Report: 6.3% of Eastern Illinois University students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 2,704 Eastern Illinois University students repaying loans in 2015, 173 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the four-year public school in Charleston a default rate of 6.3 percent for that year – 0.9 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 1.5 points higher than in 2013.

Eastern Illinois University had 19 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 36 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Eastern Illinois University?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
11,230
173
2014
12,004
154
2013
12,735
137

Eastern Illinois University default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
173
2,704
6.3
2014
154
2,809
5.4
2013
137
2,826
4.8

Source for all tables: U.S. Department of Education

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