Legacy Borrower Loan Limits

Undergraduate Dependent: Annual Loan Limit

Credit Hours Earned Base Amount Unsubsidized Annual Limits
Freshman, 0 - 29 credit hours earned $3,500 $2,000 $5,500
Sophomore , 30 - 59 credit hours earned $4,500 $2,000 $6,500
Junior and Senior, 60+ credit hours earned $5,500 $2,000 $7,500

Undergraduate Independent: Annual Loan Limit

Credit Hours Earned Base Amount Unsubsidized Annual Limits
Freshman, 0 - 29 credit hours earned $3,500 $6,000 $9,500
Sophomore , 30 - 59 credit hours earned $4,500 $6,000 $10,500
Junior and Senior, 60+ credit hours earned $5,500 $7,000 $12,500

Graduate and Professional Students: Annual Loan Limit

Student Type Health Professions Unsubsidized Annual Limits
Graduate Student N/A $20,500 $20,500
Veterinary Medicine Student (9 month period) $20,000 $20,500 $40,500
Veterinary Medicine Student (12 month period) $26,667 $20,500 $47,167

Need to borrow more?

Legacy Graduate and Veterinary Medicince Students who need additional funding may be eligible to borrow through the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program. Eligible borrowers may receive up to their Cost of Attendance, minus any other aid, subject to credit approval.

Lifetime Total Aggregate Limit

Student Type Maximum Subsidized Total Lifetime Aggregate Limit
Dependent Undergraduate $23,000 $31,000
Independent Undergraduate $23,000 $57,500
Graduate $65,500 $138,500
Eligible Veterinary Medicine Students $65,500 $224,000

Important: The Graduate and Veterinary Medicine Total Lifetime Aggregate Limits include any Federal Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loans borrowed as an undergraduate student. For example, if a Graduate Student borrowed $30,000 as an undergraduate , that amount counts toward the total $138,500 Graduate Lifetime Limit.