Share of borrowers whose loan balance is falling three years after leaving — the clearest published signal that a degree is being paid off rather than deferred.
| # | University | In-state | Cost of attendance | Borrow | Paying down | SAT | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana | $48,450 | $58,437 | 52% | 77% | 1178 | 89% |
| 202 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio | $53,888 | $68,424 | 62% | 77% | — | 56% |
| 203 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | $11,688 | $31,247 | 27% | 77% | 1395 | 27% |
| 204 | Bradley University Peoria, Illinois | $42,160 | $54,730 | 63% | 77% | — | 77% |
| 205 | Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $62,412 | $76,835 | 49% | 77% | 1345 | 79% |
| 206 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas | $61,740 | $76,604 | 25% | 77% | 1298 | 44% |
| 207 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York | $59,274 | $74,626 | 53% | 77% | 1383 | 67% |
| 208 | William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri | $20,610 | $35,785 | 48% | 77% | 1095 | 38% |
| 209 | Fordham University Bronx, New York | $64,915 | $82,762 | 47% | 77% | 1418 | 59% |
| 210 | New York University New York, New York | $62,796 | $84,374 | 19% | 76% | 1520 | 9% |
| 211 | Huntington University Huntington, Indiana | $31,870 | $42,157 | 39% | 76% | 1052 | 76% |
| 212 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin | $9,642 | $21,705 | 42% | 76% | 1220 | 82% |
| 213 | Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia | $16,828 | $33,766 | 37% | 76% | 1180 | 86% |
| 214 | University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin | $9,008 | $19,781 | 43% | 76% | 1150 | 82% |
| 215 | Wagner College Staten Island, New York | $53,200 | $65,574 | 53% | 76% | 1243 | 88% |
| 216 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, Virginia | $65,230 | $80,961 | 32% | 76% | 1497 | 22% |
| 217 | Catholic University of America Washington, District of Columbia | $58,378 | $75,481 | 48% | 76% | — | 83% |
| 218 | Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas | $38,200 | $55,013 | 45% | 76% | 1282 | 56% |
| 219 | University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana | $44,172 | $57,451 | 41% | 76% | — | 78% |
| 220 | Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee | $42,540 | $62,570 | 34% | 76% | 1280 | 95% |
| 221 | Knox College Galesburg, Illinois | $57,903 | $68,134 | 67% | 76% | 1326 | 71% |
| 222 | South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota | $9,299 | $24,636 | 43% | 76% | 1120 | 98% |
| 223 | Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | $10,787 | $24,018 | 43% | 76% | 1204 | 89% |
| 224 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California | $57,803 | $77,659 | 42% | 76% | — | 87% |
| 225 | University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota | $10,951 | $25,605 | 41% | 76% | — | 77% |
| 226 | Simpson College Indianola, Iowa | $47,656 | $61,227 | 71% | 76% | 1440 | 86% |
| 227 | Dickinson State University Dickinson, North Dakota | $9,118 | $20,567 | 34% | 76% | — | 37% |
| 228 | University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin | $10,701 | $22,797 | 48% | 75% | 1150 | 88% |
| 229 | The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, New York | $39,850 | $58,790 | 53% | 75% | 1060 | 91% |
| 230 | Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia | $16,090 | $58,702 | 60% | 75% | 1180 | 92% |
| 231 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington | $52,254 | $62,459 | 44% | 75% | 1168 | 78% |
| 232 | Albion College Albion, Michigan | $56,950 | $69,986 | 64% | 75% | — | 81% |
| 233 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois | $53,710 | $67,408 | 45% | 75% | 1297 | 82% |
| 234 | Winona State University Winona, Minnesota | $10,576 | $23,683 | 49% | 75% | — | 75% |
| 235 | Hastings College Hastings, Nebraska | $37,770 | $51,422 | 61% | 75% | 1320 | 72% |
| 236 | Western New England University Springfield, Massachusetts | $47,820 | $60,262 | 78% | 75% | 1192 | 83% |
| 237 | University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota | $14,610 | $27,680 | 44% | 75% | 1251 | 89% |
| 238 | University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, Pennsylvania | $14,906 | $30,349 | 58% | 75% | 1105 | 95% |
| 239 | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania | $14,770 | $30,478 | 62% | 75% | 1125 | 89% |
| 240 | University of Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota | $24,990 | $38,013 | 61% | 75% | — | 88% |
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.