Cash back credit cards that do things other cards don’t do.

Introducing three new kinds of credit cards, each with no annual fee,footnote 1,footnote 2,footnote 3 no limit on earning cash back and unique bonus cash back, to help you get wherever you want to go.

Sallie Mae IgniteSM For Students

Ignite credit card
A card that rewards financial responsibility.

Make six consecutive on-time payments and get a 25% bonus on your base cash back rewards.footnote 4 It's simple. Responsibility pays. In cash.footnote 5


Sallie Mae AccelerateSM

image of accelerate credit card mastercard
A more rewarding way to pay down student loans.

Redeem 2% cash back to help pay down any student loan, federal or private, or 1.5% for everything else.footnote 6 It's simple.


Sallie Mae EvolveSM

image of evolve credit card mastercard
Earn yourself a bonus, just for being you.

Earn 2% cash back on your two highest-spending eligible categories per monthfootnote 7 and 1.5% on everything else. Automatically. Whatever they are. You spend, you earn. Easy as that.

You're mobile. So are we.

Our mobile appfootnote 8 puts all of these credit card features–and all this control–in your pocket.

View and Redeem Rewards
Pause card
Digital disputefootnote 9
Customized alerts

We keep it simple. Because who doesn’t like simple?

Our credit cards have no annual fees.footnote 1,footnote 2,footnote 3 No limit on cash back earned. No rotating categories or tiers. No matter which cash back credit card you choose. We’re here to help, not get in your way.

Included with all credit cards

Digital Wallets

Add your cash back credit card to a digital wallet in seconds and speed through checkout.

Cell Phone Protection

Pay your monthly cell phone bill with your Sallie Mae credit card and get up to $600 per claim in cell phone protection.footnote 10

$0 liability on unauthorized charges

You're never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your credit card.

Customer Service

100% US-based customer service

footnote 1. View pricing and terms for Sallie Mae Ignite

footnote 2. View pricing and terms for Sallie Mae Accelerate.

footnote 3. View pricing and terms for Sallie Mae Evolve.

footnote 4. The 25% bonus on base cash back rewards will be calculated on the base cash back rate of 1%.

footnote 5. Requires mobile app to redeem and a checking/savings account to receive direct deposit.

footnote 6. Base cash back is earned at a rate of 1.5%. Accelerate cardmembers will earn a 33 1/3% bonus on rewards redeemed to help pay down a student loan (Bonus Rewards) which gives you a total cash back value of 2% on the amount redeemed. For example, if you redeem $100 in Rewards to pay a student loan, you will earn an additional $33.33 in Bonus Rewards, which will be included as part of the student loan payment, resulting in a total payment of $133.33 toward your student loan. Bonus Rewards only apply on reward amounts redeemed to help pay down a student loan. The reward redemption amount may not satisfy the loan payments due to your lender and you are responsible for meeting the specific payment terms of your loan.

footnote 7. Base cash back is earned at a rate of 1.5%. Evolve cardmembers will earn a 33 1/3% bonus on the two highest-spending eligible categories which gives you a total cash back value of 2% on those categories. Click here to learn more about the eligible categories. For example, if you earn $10 in rewards in dining and grocery in one billing cycle, we will award you with an additional $3.33 in rewards.

footnote 8. To access these features and benefits you must download the Sallie Mae credit card app.

footnote 9. You may initiate a dispute through the mobile app within the transaction details or by contacting us in writing at Sallie Mae, PO Box 1230, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

footnote 10. Cell phone protection is provided by Mastercard under a group insurance policy issued by New Hampshire Insurance Company, an AIG company. Policy provides secondary coverage only. The $600 benefit amount applies to each claim and is subject to a $50 co-pay per claim. Protection applies to up to 3 phones, the primary line and up to the first two secondary lines on the covered phone bill. $1,000 maximum claim benefit per 12 months. Refer to your Guide to Benefits for additional information as terms and exclusions may apply.

footnote The Sallie Mae Ignite, Sallie Mae Accelerate, and Sallie Mae Evolve credit cards are issued by Sallie Mae Bank pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard and World Mastercard are registered trademarks, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.

footnote SALLIE MAE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. CHECK SALLIEMAE.COM FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE PRODUCT INFORMATION.