Council of PresidentsPresentation to Senate Finance Education Subcommittee
January 16, 2018Delivered by President Ángel Cabrera, George Mason University
How Virginia’s Student Loan Default Rates Compare
Source: U.S. Department of Education and Carnegie Classification
National Public four-year Virginia Virginia public four-year
Virginia doctoral universities
Carnegie R1 highest research
3
6
9
12
15%2012 2013 2014
2
0%
4%
8%
12%
2012 2013 2014
How George Mason University’s student loan default rates compare
Source: U.S. Department of Education and Carnegie Classification
Three-year cohort default rates*excludes Mason
George Mason University
National Public four-year Virginia Virginia public four-year*
Virginia doctoral universities*
Carnegie R1 highest research*
3
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Higher Education R&D Expenditures, USD per million people
United States Georgia North Carolina Virginia4
5
6
VA
7
VA
8
VA
VA
9
VA
10
VA
11
VA
12
VA
13