Colleges with the Lowest Share of Federal Loan Borrowers

Colleges with the Lowest Share of Federal Loan Borrowers, ranked by students receiving federal loans. Federal borrowing share; private borrowing is not included. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,195 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, New Jersey0.0%———$48k—4,0278 mi 2Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York0.0%——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 3United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York0.0%——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 4Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania0.0%72%1272——83%2,21661 mi 5Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan0.0%21%1415——90%1,57361 mi 6College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri0.0%12%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 7Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, New York0.0%——$9k—69%1,1598 mi 8University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico0.4%53%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 9Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey2.0%5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 10University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico3.3%59%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 11University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico3.4%55%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 12University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico3.8%55%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 13University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico4.0%35%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 14Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts4.4%4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 15University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois4.7%4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 16University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico4.7%55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 17Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts4.8%8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 18CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York5.2%80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 19Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut5.4%4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 20University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico6.1%81%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 21Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California6.1%73%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 22Stanford UniversityStanford, California6.2%4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 23CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York6.2%64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 24Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico6.3%——$6k$25k39%1,4514 mi 25Rice UniversityHouston, Texas6.5%8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 26Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts6.7%5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 27CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York6.7%58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 28CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York6.7%54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 29Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii7.3%47%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 30Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky7.6%19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 31University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico7.8%52%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 32CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York8.1%57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 33CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York8.3%64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 34Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts8.4%9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 35Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine8.4%7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 36University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico8.5%57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 37Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine8.5%7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 38Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina8.7%13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 39Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania9.1%12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 40Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland9.3%6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 41Pomona CollegeClaremont, California9.4%7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 42Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee9.6%6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 43Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island9.6%5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 44University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania9.7%5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 45Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida10.0%58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 46College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York10.4%92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 47CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York10.4%86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 48Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia10.6%11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 49Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania10.6%7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 50University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.7%24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 51Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah10.8%68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 52CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York11.1%60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 53CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York11.1%48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 54Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico11.6%42%—$9k$25k43%2,5698 mi 55CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York11.7%57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 56Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri11.8%12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 57City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington11.9%———$69k—1,137< 1 mi 58Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico11.9%27%—$9k$23k38%1,0721 mi 59Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire12.0%5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 60Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York12.3%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 61Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico12.3%42%—$9k$25k43%2,9063 mi 62University of GuamMangilao, Guam12.5%——$9k$36k37%2,515< 1 mi 63Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa12.7%15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 64Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada12.8%87%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 65University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina13.1%15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 66Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico13.3%40%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 67Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina13.6%6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 68Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia13.7%44%—$25k$39k34%1,996175 mi 69Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York13.7%4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 70University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska13.8%——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 71Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine13.8%13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 72Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia13.9%——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 73Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina14.0%22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 74Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts14.1%21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 75CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York14.2%68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 76Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia14.5%14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 77University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington14.9%39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 78Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico15.3%38%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 79Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota15.4%62%1050$15k$51k45%2,315238 mi 80Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York15.5%79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 81Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York16.1%56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 82Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts16.1%14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 83Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut16.3%16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 84University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska16.6%——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 85University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California16.8%11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 86Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida16.9%55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 87Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia17.0%14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 88Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois17.1%8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 89University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands17.1%99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 90Scripps CollegeClaremont, California17.2%38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 91Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico17.4%34%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 92Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico17.4%70%—$10k$31k39%2,6074 mi 93Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah17.5%82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 94University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland17.5%——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 95New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico17.6%——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 96Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York17.8%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.