Student and Parent Loans

Overview of the different loan programs available to undergraduate and graduate students.

Summer 2022 Loans

To ensure that loan processing occurs by the end of the Summer 2022 semester, all requests for Federal loans with a loan period ending in Summer 2022 must be received no later than Friday, July 22.

Continuing students who were enrolled in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022: Request your Summer 2022 loans by emailing stuloans@pobox.upenn.edu.
New students starting a program in Summer 2022: Log in to Path@Penn and click on "My Financial Aid" to accept any loans available to you.

Student Loan Central

Student Financial Aid can help you access a variety of federal, institutional, and private loan programs to help finance your education. Loans are available to undergraduate and graduate students, and each type of loan comes with different terms and conditions that SFA can help you understand before you choose which borrowing program is best for you.

Beginning in Summer 2022, students can log in to Path@Penn and click on "My Financial Aid" to review and accept any loans available to them.

Students enrolled in semesters prior to Summer 2022 can continue to view their prior loan history on the Penn Loan System. PLS will no longer be used for future loan applications.

Disclosure: All Federal Loan certification, origination, and disbursement information will be submitted to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), and will be accessible by guarantee agencies, lenders, and institutions determined to be authorized users of the data system.

Learn About Loans

Navigate this section to learn more about the different types of loans you can utilize to finance your Penn education as well as how to plan for your eventual repayment strategy.