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See your exact funding shortfall under the 2026 OBBBA caps
Your Program Details
School
Degree Type
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Graduate ($20,500 cap)
Professional ($50,000 cap)
Residency Status
In-state
Out-of-state
Program Length
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
Start Year
Fall 2026
Fall 2027
Fall 2028
Annual Scholarships / Grants
Institutional aid, external scholarships
Existing Undergraduate Debt
Reduces your aggregate limit
Calculate My Gap
Annual Funding Gap
Gap Detected
−$0
per year you must fund outside federal loans
Cost of Attendance
$55,299
Scholarships / Grants
−$6,768
Net Cost
$48,531
Federal Loan Cap
−$50,000
Annual Funding Gap
−$0
Funding Stack — Annual
Federal
$50,000 (90.4%)
Aid
$6,768 (12.2%)
Gap
$0 (0.0%)
Aggregate Limit Timeline
Exhausted Year 4
Graduate aggregate limit
$200,000
Minus undergraduate debt
−$22,000
Remaining federal capacity
$178,000
$50K
$50K
$50K
$50K
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
4-Year Total Funding Gap
Critical
−$0
total private funding needed over 4 years
Estimated monthly payment (10yr, 8.5% APR)
$0/mo
Estimated total interest
$0
Note:
Estimates assume 10-year repayment at 8.5% APR. Actual rates depend on credit and lender. This tool is for planning only. Data from
The 2026 Graduate Education Funding Crisis: A Data Report
.