North Baltimore Journal

Towson University was among four-year schools in Maryland 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.

Twenty-seven institutions reported 44,802 students entered repayment on student loans. And 2,766 – or 6.2 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
Coppin State University	Baltimore	1,063	195	18.34%
Morgan State University	Baltimore	2,334	386	16.54%
University Of Maryland - Eastern Shore	Princess Anne	1,295	194	14.98%
Bowie State University	Bowie	1,689	206	12.20%
Capitol Technology University	Laurel	165	18	10.91%
Washington Adventist University	Takoma Park	446	40	8.97%
Frostburg State University	Frostburg	1,375	106	7.71%
University Of Maryland University College	Adelphi	10,020	704	7.03%
University of Baltimore	Baltimore	1,873	131	6.99%
Stevenson University	Stevenson	1,052	68	6.46%
Hood College	Frederick	502	30	5.98%
Notre Dame Of Maryland University	Baltimore	531	29	5.46%
University Of Maryland - Baltimore County	Baltimore	2,364	118	4.99%
Washington College	Chestertown	302	14	4.64%
Towson University	Towson	4,218	182	4.31%
Goucher College	Baltimore	448	19	4.24%
Mount Saint Mary's University	Emmitsburg	519	20	3.85%
Salisbury University	Salisbury	1,858	65	3.50%
Mcdaniel College	Westminster	533	13	2.44%
University Of Maryland, College Park	College Park	5,199	126	2.42%
Maryland Institute College Of Art	Baltimore	527	12	2.28%
Maryland University Of Integrative Health	Laurel	180	4	2.22%
Loyola University Maryland	Baltimore	1,125	23	2.04%
University Of Maryland, Baltimore	Baltimore	1,650	25	1.52%
Saint Mary's College Of Maryland	Saint Marys City	298	4	1.34%
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	3,105	33	1.06%
St. John's College	Annapolis	131	1	0.76%

Source: U.S. Department of Education