Loans for International Students

Make your grad school dreams a reality in the U.S.

No U.S.-based cosigner? No problem. International grad students are welcome to apply.

Checkoff our checklist before you start

Before you apply, please review our list of minimum requirements. We’re working hard to make our loans available to more international students, but for now we are offering loans to students who meet our eligibility requirements.

Pursuing an MBA, MS in Eng, or JD/LLM graduate degree

Citizen of India, Canada, South Korea, or Mexico

Attending one of the approved U.S. schools

How It Works

You’re not alone. We’ll walk you through the process.

step 1

Quick eligibility check

Check your eligibility in 2 minutes. Fill out your application using your phone, laptop, or tablet.

step 2

Safe and simple application

Apply in about 15 minutes. We’ll protect your personal information with secure end-to-end encryption.

step 3

Payments tailored to you

Pick your payment, term, and rate options. Never pay

any fees

and get a

9-month grace period

.

step 4

Experts here to help

An expert will guide you through the application and answer all your questions via call, web chat, or email.

Interest Rates 101

What you need to know about rates

The interest rate is a small percentage of your loan, and you pay it in addition to the original loan. A low rate could help you save. Benefits like no fees and an extended 9-month grace period could also make it easier to manage payments – all of which we offer.

We also offer a

0.25% Auto Pay discount

.

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International

Starting at

10.99%APR

These are our lowest variable interest starting rates and contain our .25% Auto Pay discount from a checking or savings account. Some borrowers may see higher rates based on their credit.

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