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Report: 18.9% of Illinois Media School students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 280 Illinois Media School students repaying loans in 2015, 53 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the proprietary school in Lombard a default rate of 18.9 percent for that year – 2.3 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 10.6 points higher than in 2013.

Illinois Media School had 8 more students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 30 more than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Illinois Media School?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
418
53
2014
504
45
2013
505
23

Illinois Media School default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
53
280
18.9
2014
45
270
16.6
2013
23
274
8.3

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

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