Federal Student Loan Programs Data Book

Federal Student Loan Programs Data Book - FY 1997-FY 2000
Part I FFEL Program and FDLP Summary Information	CONTENTS < BACK NEXT >

Table 4.
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) comparison of committed loan volume: FY 1997-FY 2000

This table contrasts FFEL program and FDLP activity in FY 1997-FY 2000. It compares the number and dollar amount of loans committed through Stafford Subsidized, Stafford Unsubsidized, and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) programs. FDLP loan volume is also reported as a percent of the total FFEL program and FDLP loan volume committed.

From FY 1997 to FY 2000, the number of FFEL loans increased from 5.7 million to 6.3 million, an increase of 11.5 percent. The total FFEL dollar volume committed grew from $21.7 billion to $25.7 billion, an increase of 18.5 percent. The FDLP program grew also, but at a slower rate. The number of FDLP loans increased from 3.0 million to 3.1 million, an increase of 2.3 percent, and the total FDLP dollar volume committed grew from $10.9 billion to $11.8 billion, an increase of 8.4 percent.
For FY 1997-FY 2000, among the three types of loans, the Stafford Subsidized loan program committed the most dollars annually. In FY 2000, the Stafford Subsidized loan program committed $18.6 billion in both the FFEL program and the FDLP, while the Stafford Unsubsidized loan program committed $14.9 billion, and the PLUS program committed $4.0 billion.
FDLP loan commitments as a proportion of total dollars committed fell slightly, from 33.8 percent in FY 1997 to 31.6 percent in FY 2000.
Overall, the total dollar amount committed through the FFEL program and the FDLP increased 15.1 percent between FY 1997 and FY 2000 from $32.6 billion to $37.5 billion. However, the total number of loans increased by 8.3 percent during this time from 8.6 million to 9.4 million.

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	FFEL program				FDLP				Total loans (FFEL program and FDLP) (in 000's)				FDLP as percent of total loans
Table 4. - Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) comparison of committed loan volume: FY 1997-FY 2000
	Loans (in 000's)				Loans (in 000's)				Total loans (FFEL program and FDLP) (in 000's)				FDLP as percent of total loans
Type of program	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00
Stafford Subsidized	3,401	3,408	3,339	3,520	1,792	1,803	1,691	1,709	5,194	5,210	5,030	5,229	34.7%	34.8%	33.8%	32.7%
Stafford Unsubsidized	1,968	2,068	2,175	2,456	1,025	1,081	1,079	1,148	2,993	3,149	3,254	3,604	34.5	34.5	33.3	31.9
PLUS	312	334	345	356	181	195	187	208	493	528	532	564	37.3	37.2	37.4	36.9
Total	5,681	5,809	5,859	6,333	2,998	3,078	2,957	3,066	8,679	8,887	8,816	9,398	34.8%	34.8%	33.8%	32.6%
	Dollars (in 000,000's)				Dollars (in 000,000's)				Total dollars (FFEL program and FDLP) (in 000,000's)				FDLP as percent of total dollars
Type of program	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00	FY97	FY98	FY99	FY00
Stafford Subsidized	$11,985	$12,027	$11,862	$12,564	$6,233	$6,141	$5,686	$6,033	$18,218	$18,168	$17,548	$18,597	34.4%	34.0%	32.6%	32.4%
Stafford Unsubsidized	7,689	8,275	9,079	10,482	3,617	3,787	3,855	4,408	11,306	12,062	12,934	14,890	32.2	31.6	29.9	29.6
PLUS	1,985	2,194	2,383	2,610	1,068	1,198	1,162	1,393	3,053	3,392	3,545	4,003	35.6	35.7	35.2	34.8
Total	$21,659	$22,497	$23,324	$25,656	$10,918	$11,125	$10,703	$11,833	$32,577	$33,623	$34,027	$37,490	33.8%	33.3%	31.8%	31.6%
NOTES: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Calculations are based on numbers before rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, National Student Loan Data System and Direct Loan/Loan Origination System.

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Federal Student Loan Programs Data Book - FY 1997-FY 2000