Three-Year Official Cohort Student Loan Default Rates
The three-year cohort default rate is the percentage of a school’s borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program loans during a given federal fiscal year, October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions before the end of the second following fiscal year.
In March 2020 COVID-19 emergency relief measures suspended student loan payments. Payments resumed in October 2023.
Average Debt by Program
Averages are based on actual borrowers.
| D.O.* | $272,484 | $263,555 | $265,244 | $243,370 |
| D.P.M. | $208,508 | $196,980 | $210,103 | $198,155 |
| D.P.T. | $126,789 | $101,241 | $96,430 | $109,277 |
| M.H.A. | $35,221 | $35,078 | $35,806 | $28,323 |
| M.P.H. | $39,306 | $29,854 | $29,625 | $26,950 |
| M.S.P.A.S. | $118,951 | $105,994 | $105,146 | $104,364 |
*Per COCA requirements, average debt by race/ethnicity and gender is available upon request Financial.aid@dmu.edu