Ranking the Academic Elite by Deadbeats.

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Author: W. P. B

Among the 100 top-ranked national universities and liberal arts colleges in the U.S., these are listed as having the highest default rate on federal student loans.

INSTITUTION | LOCATION                           RATE
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Penn State University | State College, Pa.       2.6%

Reed College | Portland, Ore.                    2.6

University of Florida | Gainesville, Fla.        2.2

Colgate University | Hamilton, N.Y.              2.1

Rhodes College | Memphis, Tenn.                  2.1

Sarah Lawrence College | Yonkers, N.Y.           2.0

Wesleyan University | Middletown, Conn.          2.0

Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, Pa.             1.9

Tulane University | New Orleans, La.             1.9

Bard College | Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.         1.9

Brown University | Providence, R.I.              1.8

Trinity College | Hartford, Conn.                1.8

Bowdoin College | Brunswick, Me.                 1.7

Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, Mass.      1.6

Data for 2003, latest available year; overall U.S. average: 4.5%. Sources: U.S. Department of Education; U.S. News & World Report.

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By W. P. B