(DL-22-04) Interest Rates for Direct Loans First Disbursed Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023

Author
Federal Student Aid
Electronic Announcement ID
DL-22-04
Subject
Interest Rates for Direct Loans First Disbursed Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023

Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013 have fixed interest rates that are determined in accordance with formulas specified in sections 455(b)(8)(A) through (C) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).

The interest rate is determined annually for all loans first disbursed during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, and is equal to the high yield of the 10-year Treasury notes auctioned at the final auction held before June 1 of that 12-month period, plus a statutory add-on percentage that varies depending on the loan type and, for Direct Unsubsidized Loans, whether the loan was made to an undergraduate or graduate student. Loans first disbursed during different 12-month periods may have different interest rates, but the rate determined for any loan is a fixed interest rate for the life of the loan.

For each loan type, the calculated interest rate may not exceed a maximum rate specified in the HEA. The maximum interest rates are 8.25% for Direct Subsidized Loans and Direct Unsubsidized Loans made to undergraduate students, 9.50% for Direct Unsubsidized Loans made to graduate and professional students, and 10.50% for Direct PLUS Loans made to parents of dependent undergraduate students or to graduate or professional students.

Direct Loan Interest Rates for 2022-2023

On May 11, 2022, the Treasury Department held a 10-year Treasury note auction that resulted in a high yield of 2.943%. The chart below shows the interest rates for Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2022 and before July 1, 2023.

Interest Rates for Direct Subsidized Loans,
Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans
First disbursed on or after July 1, 2022 and before July 1, 2023

Loan Type

10-Year
Treasury Note
High Yield

    Add-On    

Fixed Interest
Rate

Direct
Subsidized
Loans and Direct
Unsubsidized
Loans for
Undergraduate
Students

2.943%

2.05%

4.99%

Direct
Unsubsidized
Loans for
Graduate and
Professional
Students

2.943%

3.60%

6.54%

Direct PLUS
Loans for
Parents of
Dependent
Undergraduate
Students and for
Graduate or
Professional
Students

2.943%

4.60%

7.54%

Thank you for your continued support of the Federal student assistance programs.

Last Modified: 06/27/2022