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Interest Rates

All rates are fixed (not variable) by the Federal Government.

Loan Type 

Interest Rate 

 

Subsidized Stafford Loan – Undergraduate ONLY

5.6% on or after July 1, 2009 and before July 1, 2010
4.5% on or after July 1, 2010 and before July 1, 2011
3.4% on or after July 1, 2011 and before July 1, 2012
6.8% on or after July 1, 2012

Subsidized Stafford Loan – Graduate/Professional

6.8%

Unsubsidized Stafford Loan – Undergrad/Grad/Prof

6.8%

PLUS and GradPLUS

7.9%

 

Stafford Loan Limits: Annual

Dependent Undergraduate-DH & Nursing

Annual Loan Limit (Per Academic Period)

Junior (3rd Year) and Beyond

$7,500  ($5,500 may be subsidized loans)

 

 

Independent Undergraduate-DH & Nursing

Annual Loan Limit (Per Academic Period)

Junior (3rd Year) and Beyond

$12,500  ($5,500 may be subsidized loans)

 

 

Graduate Students

Annual Loan Limit (Per Academic Period)

BCD-GR, SGS & IBT

$20,500  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

 

 

Professional Students

Annual Loan Limit (Per Academic Period)

DDS – Year 1 & 2

$42,722  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

Medical - Year 1

$45,000  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

Medical – Year 2

$40,500  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

Medical – Year 3 & 4

$47,167  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

DDS – Year 3 & 4

$47,167  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

COP – Years 1-3

$36,666  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

COP – Year 4

$40,333  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

SRPH

$33,000  ($8,500 may be subsidized loans**)

 

Stafford Loan Limits: Lifetime (Aggregate)*

Classification

Amount

Undergraduate Dependent

$31,000  ($23,000 may be subsidized)

Undergraduate Independent

$57,500  ($23,000 may be subsidized)

Post-Graduate SGS/IBT

$138,500 ($65,500 may be subsidized)

Graduate & Professional DDS/Med/COP

$224,000 ($65,500 may be subsidized)

 

*Lifetime limits include both Direct & FFELP Stafford loans received during undergraduate study.

**Graduate and Professional students with enrollment periods starting after July 1, 2012 will not be eligible for subsidized loans starting 2012-2013.