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DENTAL SCHOOL LOANS
Dental student loans you can smile about.
Federal graduate loan programs are changing. SoFi is here with graduate loans to help fund you through dental school—covering DMD and DDS educations.
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Your dental school loan comes with benefits.
Our graduate student loans are designed to give you peace of mind so you can focus on your studies.
All online. All easy.
Finish our online application in minutes—and adding a cosigner is just as easy.
Competitive rates.
A lower interest rate could now translate to a smaller debt burden after graduation.
No fees required.
That means no origination fees, no late fees, and no insufficient funds fees. Period.
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Rates on graduate school loans for dental students.
Choose from a fixed or variable graduate student loan.
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SoFi’s dental school graduate loans are tailored to fit your needs.
Get up to 100% of your school-certified costs covered.
Earn a 3.0 GPA or higher and get a cash bonus up to $250.3
SoFi gives you 12 months of a grace period to account for your residency programs.
Repayment options include our newest offering, a 20-year term.
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Our dental student loan application process is fast, simple, and won’t hurt a bit.
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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 your application. Easily 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 boom—it’s done. We’ll handle it from here.
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Make repayment fit into your life.
Our repayment options allow you to choose what will work with your budget and lifestyle.
Deferred
Start paying principal and interest payments six months after you leave school.
- No payments while in school
- Highest overall cost option
Interest only
Pay only interest payments while you’re in school.
- Moderate payment while in school
- Reduces overall cost
Partial
Pay a $25 fixed monthly payment while you’re in school.
- Lowest payment option while in school
- Reduces some of the overall cost
Immediate
Start paying principal and interest payments right away.
- Highest payment option while in school
- Lowest overall cost option
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Dental graduate student loan FAQs
SoFi’s dental school loans can be used for up to 100% coverage of school-certified expenses. This includes tuition, fees, technology, housing, and more.
SoFi’s dental school loans allow you to defer up to 12 months to account for your residency program. Please keep in mind that interest continues to accrue during this time. SoFi has no penalties for prepayment or beginning full principal and interest payments prior to the end of school or the grace period which may reduce the overall cost of the loan.
SoFi’s dental school loans can be used for up to 100% coverage of school-certified expenses.
No, you do not need a cosigner to qualify for a SoFi dental school loan. However, cosigners could help you get a lower rate and/or increase your chances of approval. With SoFi’s online application process, you and your cosigner can see what rates and terms you pre-qualify for before submitting your full loan application—and it won’t impact your credit score.
The Federal Direct Grad PLUS loan program is being eliminated for new borrowers of all types starting July 1, 2026. SoFi’s dental school loans are an option to consider for students who can no longer use Federal Grad PLUS loans.
Key differences between Federal Grad PLUS and SoFi’s dental school loans include: interest rate options, origination fees (which SoFi does not have), term and repayment options. Federal Grad PLUS loans have fixed interest rates for the life of the loan with limited term and repayment options. SoFi’s dental loans offer both fixed and variable rate types to select from, as well as five repayment term options. Additionally, Federal Grad PLUS loans have origination fees.
Federal loans allow you to be eligible for certain types of forgiveness and unique income-based repayment plans. Please carefully consider all of your borrowing options at both a federal and private level.
This will depend on the loan terms that are selected. If you choose the deferred repayment option, full principal and interest payments can be deferred as long as the student remains enrolled at an eligible school at least half-time. Full principal and interest payments would begin 36 months after the student graduates or drops below half-time enrollment. Borrowers who have selected immediate repayment will begin full principal and interest payments upon full disbursement of the loan. Medical and veterinary school loans are also eligible for a 20-year repayment term.
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