Colleges with the Highest Loan Repayment Rates

Colleges with the Highest Loan Repayment Rates, ranked by one-year repayment rate. Share of federal borrowers paying down any principal within one year of entering repayment. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,175 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana91.7%11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 2Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts90.6%11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 3Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington90.4%38%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 4Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota90.2%20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 5Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana90.0%77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts89.9%5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 7Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts89.9%60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 8Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts89.2%45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 9Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York89.0%63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 10Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania88.7%29%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 11College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota88.6%92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 12Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts88.6%16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 13Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine88.6%7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 14Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York88.3%19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 15Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania88.3%12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 16Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania88.3%31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 17Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts88.3%14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 18Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York88.3%14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 19Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa88.2%68%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 20Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado88.1%61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 21Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California88.0%10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 22Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina87.9%6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 23Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania87.8%12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 24Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania87.8%27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 25Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania87.7%42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 26Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut87.5%16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 27Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia87.3%14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 28Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania87.1%26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 29St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota87.0%48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 30Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania86.9%39%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 31Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts86.9%17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 32Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois86.6%87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 33Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey86.6%48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 34Scripps CollegeClaremont, California86.5%38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 35Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine86.5%7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 36Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota86.0%29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 37Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut86.0%37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 38Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York85.9%21%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 39College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts85.9%18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 40Stanford UniversityStanford, California85.7%4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 41Barnard CollegeNew York, New York85.6%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 42Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia85.5%13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 43Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York85.5%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 44Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa85.3%15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 45Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio85.3%65%1241$24k$55k73%4,024125 mi 46Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri85.3%12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 47Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado85.3%18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 48Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California85.3%48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 49Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Iowa85.1%80%—$26k$50k66%1,175323 mi 50Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana84.7%76%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 51Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois84.7%8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 52Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan84.7%79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 53Rice UniversityHouston, Texas84.4%8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 54Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio84.4%31%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 55Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina84.4%22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 56Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire84.3%5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 57Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California84.2%44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 58Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania84.0%81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 59Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut83.8%4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 60Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island83.7%5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 61Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont83.7%11%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 62Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York83.6%77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 63Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee83.3%50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 64Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota83.2%91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 65Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey83.2%5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 66University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois83.0%4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 67California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California82.8%31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 68Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania82.8%28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 69Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island82.7%19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 70University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania82.7%5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 71Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina82.5%13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 72Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts82.5%95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 73University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia82.4%17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 74Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota82.2%61%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 75Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts82.1%66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 76Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota82.1%63%1190$25k$59k61%1,829220 mi 77Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia82.0%14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 78Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania82.0%92%1310$31k$74k73%1,49123 mi 79Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois81.9%39%1275$28k$71k75%1,582114 mi 80University of DaytonDayton, Ohio81.7%65%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 81Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York81.7%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 82Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania81.7%79%1236$27k$54k75%2,25961 mi 83Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington81.6%82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 84Saint Michael's CollegeColchester, Vermont81.5%85%1245$25k$61k73%1,09266 mi 85DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana81.5%57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 86Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas81.4%26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 87Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana81.2%85%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 88University of PortlandPortland, Oregon81.2%89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 89Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts81.1%8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 90Union CollegeSchenectady, New York81.1%44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 91Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire81.1%78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 92Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California81.1%25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 93Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island81.0%65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 94Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania80.9%7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 95Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin80.9%59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 96Pomona CollegeClaremont, California80.8%7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 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.