Student Loan Interest Rates Highest in Over 10 Years

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The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that the interest rates on federally backed student loans will increase to 6.53% for the 2024-2025 academic year.

According to the analysis of student loan expert Mark Kantrowitz, borrowers will be paying the highest interest rates for undergraduate loans in more than a decade. The current interest rate for an undergraduate loan in 2023-2024 is 5.5%.

For graduate students, loans will rise over 1% from the current rate of 7.05% to a new rate of 8.08% in 2024-2025. Plus loans, or those for graduate students and parents, will similarly rise from 8.05% to 9.08%. Kantrowitz noted those rates haven't reached such levels in over 20 years.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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