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Report: 14.9% of Universal Technical Institute students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 5,293 Universal Technical Institute students repaying loans in 2015, 791 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the two-year proprietary school in Avondale a default rate of 14.9 percent for that year – 1 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 0.4 points higher than in 2013.

Universal Technical Institute had 31 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 148 fewer than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Universal Technical Institute?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
12,318
791
2014
13,242
760
2013
14,096
939

Universal Technical Institute default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
791
5,293
14.9
2014
760
5,456
13.9
2013
939
6,439
14.5

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

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