r/StudentLoans

704k members
r/StudentLoans is a subreddit with 704k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, student loans, frustrating, hate, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review savings account, high yield savings account, and lender, and the most common flair used is advice, rant/complaint, data point, and success/celebration.
/r/StudentLoans: Reddit's hub for advice, articles, and general discussion about getting and repaying student loans.

Popular Topics in r/StudentLoans

#1

Struggling

41 posts
#2

Student Loans

21 posts
#3

Frustrating

9 posts
#4

Hate

8 posts
#5

Annoying

7 posts
#6

Nelnet

4 posts
#7

Hate Nelnet

3 posts
#8

Private Loans

3 posts
#9

Mohela

3 posts
#10

Hard Time

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/StudentLoans

Savings Account

18 reviews
#1
Wealthfront
4.0 from 5 reviews
#2
Capital One
3.5 from 2 reviews
#3
American Express
4.0 from 2 reviews
#1
High Yield Savings Account
4.0 from 14 reviews
#2
Capital One
3.0 from 1 review
#3
Cash Plus Account
4.0 from 1 review

Lender

2 reviews
#1
College Ave
2.0 from 1 review
#2
Sallie Mae
1.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/StudentLoans

#1
Advice
: "Delayed student loan payment"
27 posts
#2
Rant/Complaint
: "Government Desperately Wants People in Repayment, but also won’t force servicers to actually do their jobs?"
5 posts
#3
Data Point
: "Cancel student loan debt!"
1 post
#4
Success/Celebration
: "Rollercoaster of a 2 weeks - Private loan TPD Approved"
1 post

Member Growth in r/StudentLoans

Yearly
+51k members(7.9%)

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Last updated: July 10, 2026