Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program

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Appropriations

Fiscal Year 2008 $1,076,427,000
Fiscal Year 2007 $6,850,098,000
Fiscal Year 2006 $17,273,789
Fiscal Year 2005 $11,129,929,000

Note: The appropriation amounts listed provide the federal subsidy costs associated with new FFEL program loans for each fiscal year; however, typically it is the volume of loans made that is more relevant to those seeking student aid. FFEL loan volume (aid available), including Federal Consolidation loans, was $119.2 billion in FY 2006, $98.3 billion in FY 2007, and is estimated to be $90.2 billion in FY 2008.


Awards Information

2008

Amount of Aid Available: $56,242,000,000
Amount of Aid Available represents the amount of funds awarded to participants in the Federal Student Aid programs. Depending upon the program, this total may include federal appropriated dollars, institutional or state matching dollars, and federal or private loan capital.

Number of New Awards Anticipated:

Loan Type
Amount of Aid Available
Number of New
Loans Anticipated
Average Award
Award Range
Stafford
$24,050,000,000
6,458,000
$3,724
Up to $8,500
Unsubsidized Stafford
$23,384,000,000
4,988,000
$4,688
Up to $20,500
Federal PLUS
$8,808,000,000
790,000
$11,552
Cost of attendance
less other aid.
Federal Consolidation
$33,940,000,000
1,144,000
$29,667
n/a

2007

Amount of Aid Available: $79,255,000,000
Amount of Aid Available represents the amount of funds awarded to participants in the Federal Student Aid programs. Depending upon the program, this total may include federal appropriated dollars, institutional or state matching dollars, and federal or private loan capital.

Number of New Awards Anticipated:

Loan Type
Amount of Aid Available
Number of New
Loans Anticipated
Average Award
Award Range
Stafford
$21,410,000,000
5,913,000
$3,621
Up to $8,500
Unsubsidized Stafford
$21,785,000,000
4,786,000
$4,552
Up to $18,500
PLUS
$9,208,000,000
797,000
$11,557
Cost of attendance
less other aid.
Consolidation
$26,853,000,000
992,000
$27,075
n/a

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.


 
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