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For-profit colleges have higher rate of student loan defaults

The Education Department is releasing data today on the percentage of students at more than 5,000 colleges and universities who defaulted on student loans over a three-year period. The data, which are preliminary, appear consistent with a congressional report out in August showing that students who took out federal loans to attend for-profit colleges have higher default rates than those who attended public or private non-profit schools.