Federal Loan Programs
| Federal Perkins Loan | Interest charged on this loan is 5 percent for both undergraduate and graduate students; payment is owed to the school that made the loan. Funding for this program is extremely limited. | $4,000 maximum for undergraduate students; $8,000 maximum for graduate and professional degree students; no minimum award amount. |
| Federal Direct Subsidized Student Loan | Subsidized: U.S. Department of Education pays interest while borrower is in school; you must be at least a half-time student and have financial need. | $3,500 to $5,500, depending on grade level.
Graduate students are no longer eligible for this loan. |
| Federal Direct Unsubsidized Student Loan | Unsubsidized: Borrower is responsible for interest during the life of the loan; you must be at least a half-time student; financial need is not a requirement. | $2,000 to $20,500 (less any subsidized amounts received for the same time period), depending on grade level and dependency status. |
Loans must be repaid, but students are not required to do so until after they graduate or unless they drop below half-time enrollment at the university. A loan fee may be deducted from certain student and parent loan disbursements. The gross loan amount minus the loan fee is then credited toward bill payment at the university. The net disbursement will be indicated on the loan disclosure statement.