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Student Loan Payment and Debt Burden Calculator

Estimate a student-loan payment and debt burden from numbers you enter, with the assumptions shown. Not financial advice.

Enter a loan total you already have, an interest-rate assumption, and a term. The page returns an estimated monthly payment and, if you enter income, that payment as a percentage of the income you typed. That percentage is illustrative. It is not a formal debt-to-income ratio and it is not a recommendation to borrow.

This is not financial advice and not a lender comparison. It does not choose a loan product. For award-letter gift aid versus loans, start with the award letter decoder. For a four-year ranking of entered school costs, use the four-year college cost comparison calculator.

Visible assumptions

  • Fixed annual rate you type, applied monthly.
  • Level payments over the term you type.
  • No origination fees, capitalization events, or income-driven plans.
  • Income, if entered, is whatever monthly figure you supply.

Numbers you enter

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