University of Utah’s Cohort Default Rate
A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or 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 next fiscal year. Please refer to the Cohort Default Rate Guide for a more in-depth description of cohort default rates and how the rates are calculated.
- FY 2023 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 0.0
- FY 2022 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 0.0
- FY 2021 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 0.0
- FY 2020 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 0.0
- FY 2019 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 0.8
- FY 2018 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 1.7
- FY 2017 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 2.6
- FY 2016 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 2.7
- FY 2015 3yr Official Cohort Default Rate: 3.1
National and Local Comparision
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| National | 0%* | 0% | 0% | 2.3% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.8% |
| National 4 yr public | 0%* | 0% | 0% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| University of Utah | 0%* | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
*National Cohort Default Rates at 0% due to loan repayment pause, which restarted October 2023.
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