Credit & debt · SLOAS
Student loans outstanding
As of Q4 2024, the student loans outstanding had risen 2.8% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 2.3% in Q3 2024. The latest value was $1.78T.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System via FRED®. Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q4 2024; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q4 2024)
$1.78T
Change from Q3 2024
+0.2%
A year earlier
$1.73T
12-month change
+2.8%
$1.78T Q4 2024 · Millions of dollars
Millions of dollars. Data from Q1 2006 to Q4 2024 (76 observations).
What it measures
This is the total of student loans owned and securitized, most of it held by the federal government. It is reported quarterly and is not seasonally adjusted.
- Official title
- Student Loans Owned and Securitized (DISCONTINUED)
- Units
- Millions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $1.78T | +0.2% | +2.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.77T | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.74T | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| Q1 2024 | $1.75T | +1.4% | -1.2% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.73T | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.73T | -1.6% | -1.7% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.76T | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.77T | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.76T | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| Q3 2022 | $1.76T | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.74T | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| Q1 2022 | $1.75T | +0.8% | +1.7% |
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Sources
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Student Loans Owned and Securitized (DISCONTINUED) [SLOAS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SLOAS, Oct 27, 2026.
- View SLOAS on FRED® · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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