The two-year student loan default rate measures how many graduates from the institution go into default on their student loans with two years of graduation. This is a complicated metric with many factors, but in general colleges and universities with high student loan default rates may indicate that students have trouble finding employment or well-paying jobs after college. This may mean that the institution has a less-established reputation with employers or that it graduates a higher percentage of students with degrees in lower-wage fields of study.
| Rank | Institution | Student Loan Default Rate (2 Year) | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
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| 1 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 2.8 | 73.7 | 1,010 – 1,260 | 11898 | 54466 |
#1
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
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| 2 | California State University-Stanislaus | 3.4 | 98.14 | 840 – 1,060 | 7316 | 47793 |
#2
California State University-Stanislaus
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| 3 | California State University-East Bay | 3.6 | 96.81 | 830 – 1,050 | 10874 | 55546 |
#3
California State University-East Bay
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| 4 | Sonoma State University | 4.5 | 94.73 | 1,010 – 1,180 | 15113 | 52179 |
#4
Sonoma State University
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| 5 | California State University-San Marcos | 5.3 | 95.1 | 860 – 1,080 | 10500 | 48673 |
#5
California State University-San Marcos
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| 6 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5.4 | 91.25 | 870 – 1,060 | 4551 | 45702 | |
| 7 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 5.9 | 97.34 | 900 – 1,210 | 15222 | 48648 |
#7
California State University-Monterey Bay
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| 8 | California State University-Chico | 6.1 | 91.58 | 960 – 1,290 | 15187 | 50493 |
#8
California State University-Chico
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| 9 | California State University-San Bernardino | 6.3 | 93.18 | 820 – 1,020 | 6645 | 43149 |
#9
California State University-San Bernardino
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| 10 | San Francisco State University | 6.7 | 96.15 | 930 – 1,140 | 13353 | 52650 |
#10
San Francisco State University
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| 11 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | 8.8 | 59.11 | 760 – 950 | 4438 | 46827 |
#11
California State University-Dominguez Hills
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School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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