The U.S. Department of Education releases official cohort default rates once per year. A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.
CU Boulder Three-Year Cohort Default Rate
Fiscal Year |
Cohort Default Rate |
2017 (Draft) |
3.0% |
2016 |
3.2% |
2015 |
3.1% |
2014 |
3.1% |
National and Local Comparison
Fiscal Year |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
National |
10.1% |
10.8% |
11.5% |
National four year public |
6.8% |
7.1% |
7.5% |
Colorado |
10.8% |
11.6% |
11.3% |
CU Boulder |
3.2% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
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