Determine The Payments On A PLUS Loan With Our Parent PLUS Loan Calculator

What Are The Payments On A Parental (PLUS) Loan?

PLUS loans are low-interest federally insured loans for parents of undergraduate students to help pay a dependent student's college cost. PLUS loans are also available to graduate and professional students. The rate is fixed 8.5% for loans made on or after July 1, 2006.


Loan Information
Amount to borrow (year 1) ($)
Amount to borrow (year 2) ($)
Amount to borrow (year 3) ($)
Amount to borrow (year 4) ($)
Annual interest rate
Number of months: (10 yrs = 120 max)
Desired amortization schedule

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Amount to borrow (year 1)

The annual amount you plan to borrow from your non-collateral PLUS loan.

Annual interest rate

The interest rate on the PLUS Loan is fixed at 7.9% as of July 1, 2009.

Number of months: (10 yrs = 120 max)

The number of months that the PLUS loan is amortized. The typical term is ten years or 120 months.

Desired amortization schedule

Select the payment schedule (monthly or yearly) that you would like displayed.

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