Financial Aid Office
Main 27
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Phone: 563-387-1018
Fax: 563-387-2241
Loans
Luther's Financial Aid Office encourages you to borrow only what you need and to seek outside scholarships and save summer earnings in order to reduce overall debt. We will work closely with you to achieve this goal.
We also work diligently to ensure that our graduates will be able to repay their loans upon graduation—Luther’s Stafford Loan default rate of 1.8 percent is evidence of our success. The following types of loans may be available to you and your family to assist in financing Luther College educational costs.
Federal Loan Programs
William D. Ford Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program
Student loan programs awarded based on completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans borrowed under this program in 2023-24 will have a fixed interest rate of 5.49%.
Learn more about Stafford Loans
William D. Ford Federal Direct Parent Loan Program (PLUS)
This program allows parents to share the responsibility of financing a college education to help reduce the debt burden of their student. Parents borrow at a fixed rate of 8.05% for the 2023-24 academic year. FAFSA filing is required.
Private Loan Programs
Other loan programs are available to allow a student or their parents to finance educational expenses over a longer period of time. These loans offer both fixed and variable interest rates, usually require a co-signor, and should be considered only after federal and institutional loan options have been exhausted.
Financial Aid Office
Main 27
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Phone: 563-387-1018
Fax: 563-387-2241