Location: Grambling, Louisiana
Ah, Grambling State, “the place where everybody is somebody,” – and also where you walk away carrying an average of over $28,000 in debt. Of course, their median starting salary for alums could be worse than it is, which is currently $43,600.
Grambling State is ranked between number 96-122 of regional universities in the South alone. So, you can imagine where that puts it on a national list.
New England College
Location: Henniker, New Hampshire
This private liberal arts school in New Hampshire has a crazy high acceptance rate, taking in nearly 100% of students who apply. About 36% of students complete their programs, which is fairly low on average – especially considering how many undergraduates are accepted every year.
In 2016, there were nearly 1,800 students at New England College, all of which shelled out around $27,000 to attend. But the average debt is probably the worst aspect of this school, at an astonishingly high $34,500.
Claflin University
Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina Claflin doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to their graduation rate, which is just over 52%.
Aside from that, only 86% of graduates report being employed six years after entry.
Campbellsville University
Location: Campbellsville, Kentucky
Campbellsville seems bad all the way around. Sure, they accept 70% of applicants, so then why do only 39% of students complete their programs?
Maybe it’s because the ones who go for all four years have to shell out over $183,000.
Savannah Law School
Location: Savannah, Georgia
The Savannah Law School, owned by the John Marshall Law School, in Georgia shut its doors in 2018 after multiple lawsuits were filed against them. This included a class-action suit that claimed the school misrepresented themselves and their financial status and continued to accept students and take their money.
They did this even when they knew they would be shutting down before they could complete their degree programs.