Insights on student loan debt
Know your loan servicers
Perkins Loan
Default Resolution Group
This site will provide you with accurate information and assistance to help resolve defaulted loans or grants assigned to the Department’s Default Resolution Group.
Know What You Owe
The NSLDS Student Access website is no longer available. Students can access loan and grant information by logging into StudentAid.gov and viewing their Dashboard.
Here's a guide to help you strategize on how to pay off your student loans. Learn more here.
No Financial Aid
These students will graduate debt-free, allowing them to start investing and building wealth sooner.
Or...
A student may not be eligible for financial aid if they do not meet the requirements: maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA and successfully completing two-thirds (67%) of all attempted credits
Balanced Financial Aid
Borrow only what you truly need to cover your expenses.
Financial aid often provides more than your direct charges to help with miscellaneous costs and fees.
By managing your spending wisely, you can reduce your debt and graduate with greater financial freedom.
Average amount a GVSU grad has borrowed.
Excess Financial Aid
95% of the time, your refund is made up entirely of loan money, NOT free cash.
Maximum amount the Federal Government will award a dependent student
