A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year, as calculated by Federal Student Aid using data derived from the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS).

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A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified... Show more




Metadata Description
Level of Data
SpatialUnited States  
Data Steward Name Katrina Turner
Data Steward Email katrina.turner@ed.gov
Helpdesk Contact Name
Helpdesk Email Contact odp@ed.gov
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Created September 27, 2015
Metadata Last Updated July 19, 2023
Organization Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA)
Program Code 018:000
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