This Loan Payment Calculator computes an estimate of the size of your monthly loan payments and the annual salary required to manage them without too much financial difficulty. This loan calculator can be used with Federal education loans (Stafford, Perkins and PLUS) and most private student loans. (The student loan calculator can also be used as an auto loan calculator or to calculate your mortgage payments.) Credible also offers a calculator tool to help estimate the costs of a student loan.
This loan calculator assumes that the interest rate remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Currently the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Federal Stafford Loan has a fixed interest rate of 2.75% (a record low) and the Federal PLUS loan has a fixed rate of 5.3%. (Perkins loans have a fixed interest rate of 5%.)
The calculator also assumes that the loan will be repaid in equal monthly installments through standard loan amortization (i.e., standard or extended loan repayment). The results will not be accurate for some of the alternate repayment plans, such as graduated repayment and income contingent repayment.
Loan fees are used to adjust the initial loan balance so that the borrower nets the same amount after the fees are deducted.
Some educational loans have a minimum monthly payment. Please enter the appropriate figure ($50 for Stafford Loans, $40 for Perkins Loans and $50 for PLUS Loans) in the minimum payment field. Enter a higher figure to see how much money you can save by paying off your debt faster. It will also show you how long it will take to pay off the loan at the higher monthly payment.
Student Loan Providers
Credible
Credible offers borrowers a “kayak-style” experience while shopping for student loans. Similar to the “Common App,” users (and co-signers) complete a single, brief form and receive personalized offers from multiple lenders. Checking rates on Credible is free and does not impact a user’s credit score to compare offers.
Credible’s marketplace includes:
- Ascent
- CollegeAve
- Discover Student Loans
- EDvestinU
- INvested
- Mefa
- Sallie Mae
Loan
Choose between fixed and variable rate loans, as well as deferred and interest-only repayment options for your school loans.
Graduate and undergraduate loans for almost every degree type.
Repayment options range from immediate full repayment (principal and interest payments immediately after the loan is fully disbursed), interest only (interest-only payments while you are in school, and start making principal and interest payments after you leave school), full deferral while in school, flat payment while in-school, graduated repayment (payments increase over time).
Limits
COA-Aid (annual limit)
Borrow up to $170,000 through Credible’s marketplace.
Annual max (100% of school certified costs minus other financial aid received).
Lifetime aggregate loan amount 200K.
Rates
Fixed rates as low as 3.34% APR (with autopay)* and variable rates as low as 1.04% APR (with autopay)*. Access special discounts from some lenders.
*Read rates and terms at Credible.com.
Fees and Terms
No fees.
5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 year terms available.
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