r/StudentLoans
711k members
r/StudentLoans is a subreddit with 711k 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, success/celebration, news/politics, and data point.
/r/StudentLoans: Reddit's hub for advice, articles, and general discussion about getting and repaying student loans.
Popular Topics in r/StudentLoans
#1
Struggling
43 posts
#2
Student Loans
20 posts
#3
Frustrating
7 posts
#4
Hate
7 posts
#5
Annoying
6 posts
#6
Nelnet
4 posts
#7
Hate Nelnet
3 posts
#8
Loan Servicing
2 posts
#9
Hard Time
2 posts
#10
Help
2 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
High Yield Savings Account
17 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
: "The Department of Education has temporarily hid the visual IDR tracking bars (to see how many months of payments you've already made) from borrower dashboards but there is a way around it!"
55 posts
#2
Rant/Complaint
: "How many of you have student loans for a degree that you don't/can't use?"
12 posts
#3
Success/Celebration
: "Paid off my $204,342.46 of student loan as of today!!"
5 posts
#4
News/Politics
: "RAP will not qualify for PSLF buy back"
2 posts
#5
Data Point
: "SAVE: 90 Days from Notification Date"
1 post
Member Growth in r/StudentLoans
Yearly
+50k members(7.6%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026