Federal student loan interest rates depend on what type of loan you have.
Not exact matches
In addition, since your ability to obtain a private
loan depends largely on a
student's (and often their parents») creditworthiness,
interest rates can vary quite a bit and can potentially be significantly higher than those available through one of the
federal options we discussed earlier.
Student loan interest rates work differently,
depending on whether the
loan is
federal or private.
Federal student loans also have flat
interest rates set by Congress, while the
interest rate on a private
student loan depends on your or your co-signer's credit.
Depending on when they were disbursed,
federal student loans can have an
interest rate as high as 8 %, and private
loans can average as high as 12 %, so it's very likely that you'll qualify for lower
rates.
Student loan interest rates can vary considerably,
depending on the type of
loan (
federal or private), the creditworthiness of the borrower, and whether the
interest rate is fixed or variable.
For one,
interest rates on
federal student loans are capped at 8.25 percent to 10.5 percent,
depending on the type of
loan.
Student loan interest rates work differently,
depending on whether the
loan is
federal or private.
The
interest rate varies
depending on the
loan type and (for most types of
federal student loans) the first disbursement date of the
loan.
Your choice of
interest rates will
depend on your specific
loan —
federal student loans, private
student loans or refinancing your current
student debt.
At the time of writing,
federal student loan interest rates range from 4.45 % to 7 %,
depending on the type of
loan you qualify for.
While
federal student loans have flat
interest rates set by Congress, the private
student loan interest rates largely
depend on your credit
rating.
For example, according to Nelnet, variable
rate federal student loans currently have
interest rates ranging from 2.05 % to 3.80 %,
depending on the type of
loan and year of disbursement.
Federal loans offered through the Department of Education have fixed
interest rates, while private
student loan lenders offer
loans at different
rates depending on many factors including your credit score, income, and employment history.