Interest Rates for Direct Loans
| Loan | Interest Rate |
|---|---|
| Direct Subsidized Loan (Undergraduates) | 4.99% |
| Direct Unsubsidized Loan (Undergraduates) | 4.99% |
| Direct Unsubsidized Loan (Graduate/Professional Students) | 6.54% |
| Direct PLUS Loans (Parents and/or Graduate or Professional Students) | 7.54% |
What is CSU Channel Islands Cohort Default Rate
CSU Channel Islands FY 2019 3-Year Cohort Default Rate is 1.5%. CSUCI's 3-Year Cohort Default Rate is below the National Average Rate of 2.3% for FY 2019.
Early FAFSA and Prior Prior Year Tax Data
In Fall 2015 the President announced two major changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process. While traditionally the FAFSA filing cycle begins on January 1st of the year preceding the aid year, starting with the 2017-2018 aid year the FAFSA will become available to students and their families on October 1st. The second change announced by the President is that again, beginning with the 2017-2018 aid year, the FAFSA will collect income information from the tax/calendar year one year earlier than has been used in the past.
| FAFSA Aid Year | Income Information from Tax Year |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 2019 |
| 2022-2023 | 2020 |
| 2023-2024 | 2021 |
Because of this, almost all tax return filers will be able to electronically transfer their tax information directly into their FAFSA by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT). To learn more about these changes, visit StudentAid.gov.
Impact of Sequestration on Federal Student Aid
On August 2, 2011, Congress passed the Budget Control Act of 2011, which put into place automatic federal budget cuts, known as a “sequester,” to take effect if Congress failed to enact legislation to reduce the federal deficit by March 1, 2013. Because Congress did not act, the budget cuts went into effect on March 1, 2013. Learn about the sequester-required increases to Direct Loan fees and sequester-required reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and TEACH Grant award amounts for the fiscal year 2023 here.
Rules for State University Grant Eligibility
The CSU has endorsed changes to the rules for awarding State University Grants. To be eligible to receive a State University Grant beginning in Fall 2013, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled at least half-time;
- Undergraduate students cannot have accumulated more than 150 semester units;
- Undergraduate transfer students cannot have accumulated more than 75 semester units at the CSU;
- Credential students cannot accumulate more than 30 units.
- Masters students cannot accumulate more than 125% of the required units.
- Students pursuing a second Bachelor’s, second Credential or second Master’s degree are not SUG eligible regardless of where they received their previous degree(s).
- Due to limited funding, CSU Channel Islands reserves the right to primarily award available SUG funds to first-time Undergraduate students and does not award SUG funds to Credential or Graduate students.
Please note: Advanced Placement, international Baccalaureate, Military credit and Pre-baccalaureate credit and credit by examination will not count against the new SUG limits.
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