- Graduate Student Loan Program – Available now for graduate students with or without a cosigner
- New 7 and 12-year repayment terms in addition to 5, 10, 15 and 20-year terms
- Increased 2.00% ACH discount (8 times the industry standard) for our Non-Cosigned Future Income-Based Loan option
- Added a soft credit check so borrowers can check their pre-qualified rates without impacting their credit score
- Lowered the minimum loan amount to $1,000
- Expanded eligibility so students that have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status can apply with a cosigner
- Enhanced application to allow cosigners to start an application on behalf of their student borrower
Ascent is a leading national provider for private student loans
Ascent is available at over 2,200 eligible schools and recommended on over 400 school lender lists and counting. Ascent brings transparency to the student loan industry and can help your students get the resources they need to pay for college and set themselves up for financial success.
Give your students more opportunities to pay for college and Graduate school
NEW for 2020-2021
More Great Benefits for Students
- Easy application – Apply online in 4 easy steps
- Forget fees – No application, origination or disbursement fees
- No penalty for early repayment
- 1% Cash Back Reward upon graduation
- Removed debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirement for cosigners
- Loan limits up to $200,000 (aggregate)
- Cosigner release option available
- 100% U.S.-based Customer Service Team
Furthermore, Ascent originates and services all loans internally using our own staff and proprietary technology platform, enabling us to innovate faster and deliver a better customer experience, evidenced by our “Excellent” Net Promoter Score (NPS) rating, which measures customer experience and satisfaction. Ascent’s rating is nearly world class, as compared to hundreds of service organizations across industries globally.
It’s Easy to Partner with Ascent
Our dedicated School Support and Customer Service Teams will help set you up and maximize your school’s success. Our loan products are available to add on your School Lender List, ELMSelect or FASTChoice for any eligible school. If you have any questions, please contact:
For Sales or Marketing Requests/Questions:
[email protected]
For Student Customer Service (Loan Application, Certification
or Disbursement) Requests/Questions:
877-216-0876
Lender Code:
777775
2,200+ eligible schools nationwide
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About the Ascent Team
Since 2015, Ascent Student Loans has been dedicated to serving a broader population of students, helping them obtain the funding and resources needed to thrive throughout college and beyond. Ascent is led by an executive team with decades of experience in education finance.
At our core, we’re focused on helping students, which is why we’ve handpicked a team of motivated people who are passionate about seeing schools and students succeed—and like to have some fun along the way too!
