Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan Interest Rates

Interest rates for Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loans vary depending on loan type, when the loan was first disbursed, and your degree status (undergraduate or graduate).

Period Loans First DisbursedUndergraduate
(Direct Subsidized)
Graduate
(Direct Subsidized)
Undergraduate
(Direct Unsubsidized)
Graduate
(Direct Unsubsidized)
7/1/24 – 6/30/256.53%Not Applicable6.53%8.08%
7/1/23 – 6/30/245.5%Not applicable5.5%7.05%
7/1/22 – 6/30/234.99%Not applicable4.99%6.54%
7/1/21 – 6/30/223.73%Not applicable3.73%5.28%
7/1/20 – 6/30/212.75%Not applicable2.75%4.3%
7/1/19 – 6/30/204.53%Not applicable4.53%6.08%
7/1/18 – 6/30/195.05%Not applicable5.05%6.60%
7/1/17 – 6/30/184.45%Not applicable4.45%6%
7/1/16 – 6/30/173.76%Not applicable3.76%5.31%
7/1/15 – 6/30/164.29%Not applicable4.29%5.84%
7/1/14 – 6/30/154.66%Not applicable4.66%6.21%
7/1/13 – 6/30/143.86%Not applicable3.86%5.41%
7/1/12 – 6/30/133.4%Not applicable6.8%6.8%
7/1/11 – 6/30/123.4%6.8%6.8%6.8%
7/1/10 – 6/30/114.5%6.8%6.8%6.8%
7/1/09 – 6/30/105.6%6.8%6.8%6.8%
7/1/08 – 6/30/096%6.8%6.8%6.8%
7/1/06 – 6/30/086.8%6.8%6.8%6.8%

Prior to 6/30/06 – Contact your loan holder to determine the interest rate

Military service members may be eligible for reduced interest rates.

If you need more information about the interest rate(s) for your student loans, contact your loan holder. If you aren’t sure which institution or servicer holds your loans, locate your loan holder.

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