| FFELP Loan limits | ||||
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| Annual Loan Limits - Stafford Loan | ||||
| Dependent Students | Combined Base Limit for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans | Additional Limit for Unsubsidized Loans | HEAL Limits | Total Limit for Unsubsidized Loans (minus subsidized amounts) |
| (whose parents were not denied a PLUS loan) | ||||
| First-Year Undergraduate (Freshman) | $3,500 | $2,000 | N/A | $5,500 |
| Second-Year Undergraduate (Sophomore) | $4,500 | $2,000 | N/A | $6,500 |
| Third-Year and Beyond Undergraduate (Junior, Senior) | $5,500 | $2,000 | N/A | $7,500 |
| Preparatory Coursework (for enrollment in an undergraduate program) | $2,625 | $0 | N/A | $2,625 |
| Preparatory Coursework (for enrollment in a graduate or professional program) | $5,500 | $0 | N/A | $5,500 |
| Teacher Certification Coursework | $5,500 | $0 | N/A | $5,500 |
| Independent Students | Combined Base Limit for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans | Additional Limit for Unsubsidized Loans | HEAL Limits | Total Limit for Unsubsidized Loans (minus subsidized amounts) |
| (and dependent students whose parents were denied a PLUS loan) | ||||
| First-Year Undergraduate (Freshman) | $3,500 | $6,000 | N/A | $9,500 |
| Second-Year Undergraduate (Sophomore) | $4,500 | $6,000 | N/A | $10,500 |
| Third-Year and Beyond Undergraduate (Junior, Senior) | $5,500 | $7,000 | N/A | $12,500 |
| Preparatory Coursework (for enrollment in an undergraduate program) | $2,625 | $6,000 | N/A | $8,625 |
| Preparatory Coursework (for enrollment in a graduate or professional program) | $5,500 | $7,000 | N/A | $12,500 |
| Teacher Certification Coursework | $5,500 | $7,000 | N/A | $12,500 |
| Graduate and Professional Students | Combined Base Limit for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans | Additional Limit for Unsubsidized Loans | HEAL Limits | Total Limit for Unsubsidized Loans (minus subsidized amounts) |
| Graduate and Professional Students | $8,500 | $12,000 | $20,500 | |
| Graduate in Public Health | ||||
| 9 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $12,500 | $33,000 |
| 10 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $13,889 | $34,389 |
| 11 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $15,278 | $35,778 |
| 12 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $16,667 | $37,167 |
| Medical School Students | $8,500 | $32,000 | ||
| 9 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $20,000 | $40,500 |
| 10 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $22,222 | $42,722 |
| 11 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $24,444 | $44,944 |
| 12 months | $8,500 | $12,000 | $26,667 | $47,167 |
| Aggregate Loan Limits - Stafford Loan | ||||
| Combined Base Limit for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans | Additional Limit for Unsubsidized Loans | Total Limit for Unsubsidized Loans (minus subsidized amounts) | ||
| Dependent Undergraduate Students (whose parents were not denied a PLUS loan) | $23,000 | $8,000 | $31,000 | |
| Independent Undergraduate Students (and dependent students whose parents were denied a PLUS loan) | $23,000 | $34,500 | $57,500 | |
| Graduate and Professional Students | $65,500 | $73,000 | $138,500 | |
| (including undergraduate Stafford loans) | ||||
| Medical School Students | $65,500 | $158,500 | $224,000 | |
| (including undergraduate Stafford loans) | ||||