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May Monthly Market Commentary
Tariffs, IPOs…and Salty Chips
May. Springtime. Three-day weekends. It’s usually a time to celebrate Star Wars, not initiate trade wars, but that’s not how it went down this year. That, plus some chip drama and some new murmurs about Bitcoin made for a spicier-than-usual month in the markets. On top of that, the IPOs kept popping. Yep, 2019 has been ripe so far for some delicious market news.
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Graduate Student Loans
You could unlock a
lower rate than the
federal grad PLUS loan.
Borrow for grad school with SoFi and you could
unlock a lower rate than the federal grad PLUS
loan. Yes, you heard us right.
Apply today and you could also unlock no
origination fees and more.
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Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers.
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Up to $2502 with GPAs 3.0 or higher.
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Graduate school loans tailored to your ambitions.
Pay for grad school with the confidence that your future plans are being considered.
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Flexible term options that work for you.
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Skip the origination fees that come with federal student loans.
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See all of your options without any impact to your credit score.†
Six-month grace period
Give yourself some time to get a job before you start paying back your loans.
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PRIVATE STUDENT LOANS
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STUDENT LOAN CALCULATOR
Estimate your graduate student loan payments
Simulate your potential monthly payments and interest by choosing loan preferences that meet your needs.
SoFi graduate school loans vs. Grad PLUS Loans.
Comparison based on information obtained on the Federal Student Aid website as of July 8, 2025.
Repay grad school loans your way.
Pick the repayment option that works for you and your budget.
Deferred
Start paying principal and interest payments six months after you leave school.
- No payments while in grad school
- Highest overall cost option
Interest only
Pay only interest payments while you’re in school.
- Moderate payment while in grad school
- Reduces overall cost
Partial
Pay a $25 fixed monthly payment while you’re in grad school.
- Lowest payment option while in graduate school
- Reduces some of the overall cost
Immediate
Start paying principal and interest payments right away.
- Highest payment option while in grad school
- Lowest overall cost option
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Graduate student loans on your terms.
We now offer four different term options so you can choose a repayment timetable that works for you.
5-year
7-year
10-year
15-year
View repayment examples
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What about grad-level certificate programs?
Yep—covered.
Gaining a new skill through a graduate-level certificate program? Our loan for grad students can help you pay for it—so learning has even fewer limits.
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Check program eligibility
How to apply for private graduate student loans from SoFi?
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Apply online in just minutes.
Get your rate fast and find out if you’re pre-qualified
before you even finish the full application. Seamlessly add
a cosigner in just a few clicks. -
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Select your rate and repayment option.
Choose from fixed or variable rates.
Then, pick from four repayment options. -
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Sign and accept your loan.
Upload screenshots of your info, sign your paperwork
electronically, and voilà—your work is done!
We’ll handle it from here.
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Let’s find a loan that fits you.
Take a short quiz for a recommendation on a loan that meets your money needs now.
Tools, tips, resources, and more.
Our online resource center is filled with helpful articles on private student loans for graduate school, budgeting tools, guides, and more.
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Graduate Student Loan FAQs
SoFi’s graduate student loan application is entirely online. Borrowers can
apply in just minutes. In order to apply, borrowers will need the following
information:
- Social Security number or Tax Identification Number (TIN) are required from all borrowers all the time
- Proof of income: You may be required to provide proof of income if SoFi is not able to validate it automatically. We could use something similar for gov’t ID.
- Government-issued ID
- Student’s school information (student’s estimated graduation date and academic term)
- Loan amount (how much you’d like to borrow)
- Financial aid you expect to receive
- Do you already have a private student loan with SoFi? We’ll use your past application to pre-fill as much information as possible in your new application
After completing the online application, approved borrowers will
receive their rate (with no impact to their credit score). Borrowers can then
review and select their rate and repayment options. From there, borrowers
would simply sign and accept their loan.
There are a number of different types of graduate student loans. Federal student loans are offered through the US Department of Education. Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans for graduate school are one of the student loans available to students. Graduate borrowers are also eligible for Grad PLUS Student loans through the federal government. There are also private graduate student loans, like SoFi offers. These loans are offered through a private institution. Private loans may allow you to borrow beyond the federal limits imposed on federal loans, or help you pick up the excess if you don’t qualify for enough federal funding. Each type of loan has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is important for graduate students to choose the type of loan that is right for their individual needs. If you want to learn more about the graduate student loan types, check out this article.
Private student loans can offer higher borrowing limits and more flexible repayment options than federal loans. They may also be a good option for students who do not qualify for federal loans or who need to borrow more money than the federal loan limits allow. SoFi Private Student Loans offer competitive rates and flexible terms with no fees, an easy all-online application, flexible repayment plans including an option to make no payments until after graduation, and U.S. based support when you need it. And you can check your rate in just 3 minutes. Our online application is simple–and for those who already have a private student loan with us, we make taking out additional private student loans even simpler with the Fast Track application that pre-populates information to make completing the application a breeze. SoFi members also get access to meaningful benefits.
SoFi’s offers both fixed and variable options for graduate student loans.
To be eligible for a SoFi Graduate Loan, a borrower must have an undergraduate degree, be enrolled at an approved, degree-granting institution, and be attending the school at least half time. Eligible borrowers may be in graduate-level certificate programs as well as programs for advanced degrees. Borrowers can add a cosigner to their application to increase their likelihood or approval. Cosigners must be the age of majority in their state of residents and be US citizens, permanent residents, or non-permanent residents. You can find more information on SoFi’s eligibility criteria here.
For federal unsubsidized loans, graduate or professional students can borrow up to $20,500 per year (with a lifetime cap of $138,500 including all undergraduate federal loans). For SoFi private student loans, the minimum amount that grad students can borrow is $1,000. Grad students can borrow up to the certified cost of attendance (including expenses like tuition, technology, transportation, books, and lab fees) less any financial aid they received from the school.
SoFi offers four different term options to choose a repayment timetable that works for you. SoFi offers 5-, 7-, 10-, 15-year term options. Borrowers can find more information about SoFi’s graduate student terms here.
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Terms and Conditions Apply. SOFI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. SoFi Private Student loans are subject to program terms and restrictions, such as completion of a loan application and self-certification form, verification of application information, the student’s at least half-time enrollment in a degree program at a SoFi-participating school and, if applicable, a co-signer. In addition, borrowers must be U.S. citizens or other eligible status, be residing in the U.S., and must meet SoFi’s underwriting requirements, including verification of sufficient income to support your ability to repay. Minimum loan amount is $1,000. See SoFi.com/eligibility for more information. View payment examples. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. SoFi reserves the right to modify eligibility criteria at any time. This information is subject to change. This information is current as of 7/8/22 and is subject to change.
* Interest Rates: Eligibility and Important Details. Fixed rates range from 3.18% APR to 14.83% APR with all discounts. Variable rates range from 4.39% APR to 15.86% APR with all discounts. Unless required to be lower to comply with applicable law, Variable Interest rates are capped at 17.95%. SoFi rate ranges are current as of 6/1/23 and are subject to change at any time. Your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed above and will depend on the term and type of repayment option you select, evaluation of your creditworthiness, income, presence of a co-signer (if applicable) and a variety of other factors. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. Check out our eligibility criteria at https://www.sofi.com/eligibility-criteria/. For the SoFi variable-rate product, the variable interest rate for a given month is derived by adding a margin to the 30-day average SOFR index, published two business days preceding such calendar month, rounded up to the nearest one hundredth of one percent (0.01% or 0.0001). APRs for variable-rate loans may increase after origination if the SOFR index increases. The SoFi 0.25% autopay interest rate reduction requires you to agree to make monthly principal and interest payments by an automatic monthly deduction from a savings or checking account. This benefit will discontinue and be lost for periods in which you do not pay by automatic deduction from a savings or checking account. The benefit lowers your interest rate but does not change the amount of your monthly payment. This benefit is suspended during periods of deferment and forbearance. Autopay is not required to receive a loan from SoFi.
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How long can I defer the loan? Can I defer payments until I’m done with school?
If you choose the deferred repayment option, full principal and interest payments can be deferred as long as the students remain enrolled at an eligible school at least half-time. For graduate student loans, full principal and interest payments would begin 6 months after the student graduates or drops below half-time enrollment. To learn how different repayment options can affect your monthly payment amount and what you might pay overall for the loan, check out our repayment options and examples page.
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What rate discounts do you offer?
The following interest rate discounts are available:
● You can get a 0.25% interest rate reduction when you sign up to make automated payments from your checking or savings account. Learn more about SoFi’s autopay discount on our repayment options and examples page.
● If you or your cosigner are an existing SoFi Member and this is your first SoFi Private Student Loan you will get an additional 0.125% interest reduction on your SoFi Private Student Loan.
● If you have taken out a private student loan with SoFi before, we’ll give you a 0.125% discount automatically when you take out your new loan.
● You and your cosigner may also be eligible for 0.125% discount on other SoFi loans such as personal loans and home loans.
Find out more about SoFi’s Member Rate Discount eligibility requirements here.
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