Arizona State University, Mesa Community College and Rio Salado Community College reported the largest share of borrowers who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
The analysis uses data, from the U.S. Department of Education, that tracks borrowers at all publicly controlled schools receiving federal student aid. The 2014 cohort accounts for borrowers who entered repayment on selected federal loans in the given fiscal year and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, 20 public institutions based in Arizona reported 9,566 borrowers in default.
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Borrowers in default
| Name | City | Number of borrowers in default |
| Arizona State University | Tempe | 1,175 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | 1,152 |
| Rio Salado Community College | Tempe | 1,095 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | 975 |
| Pima County Community College | Tucson | 780 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | 715 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | 509 |
| University Of Arizona (The) | Tucson | 449 |
| Gateway Community College | Phoenix | 390 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | 380 |
| South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | 343 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | 304 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | 302 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | 249 |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | 227 |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | 197 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | 152 |
| Coconino County Community College | Flagstaff | 89 |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | 67 |
| Cochise College | Sierra Vista | 16 |