How much can I borrow through the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Program?
Dependent undergraduate students may borrow the following amounts, less Subsidized Stafford amounts already received: first-year students, $5,500; second-year students, $6,500; third-year to fifth-year students $7,500; up to a $31,000 aggregate total. Independent undergraduate students may borrow the following amounts, less amounts already received through Federal Subsidized Stafford Loans: first-year students, $9,500; second-year students, $10,500; third-year to fifth-year students, $12,500; up to a $57,000 aggregate total.