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Compare student credit card offers from major credit card companies to find the right card for you. By comparing student credit cards before you apply, you can increase the odds of getting approved for a card with a $0 annual fee, attractive rewards or a low introductory interest rate.... show more
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- 20,000 miles initial bonus
- Unlimited 1.25 miles per $1 on every purchase
- Miles are redeemable for any travel-related expense on your bill
- 0% intro APRs
- No annual fee
- Balance transfer fee
- Potential for a very high regular APR

- First-year rewards doubled
- No annual fee
- No foreign-transaction fee
- Intro APR on purchases
- High regular APR
- No initial bonus

- $200 initial bonus
- 1.5% cash back on all purchases
- No annual fee
- 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers
- Potential for a very high interest rate
- Balance transfer fee
- Requires good/excellent credit

- $200 initial bonus
- High rewards rate
- $0 annual fee
- 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers
- High regular APR
- Balance transfer fee
- Requires good/excellent credit

- No membership fees
- Intro APR on purchases
- High rewards rate
- Bonus categories
- Spending caps on rewards
- No initial rewards bonus
- Balance transfer fee

- $0 annual fee
- $50 initial bonus
- $20 good-standing bonus for up to five years
- 1% cash back on all purchases
- 19.74% (V) APR

- No membership fees
- No foreign fee
- Qualify with limited or no credit history
- Does not require security deposit
- No rewards bonus
- No balance transfers allowed

- Low regular APR
- Qualify with bad credit
- Membership fees
- Foreign fee
- Requires security deposit

- Qualify with bad credit
- Does not require security deposit
- $89 one-time program fee
- $75 annual fee for the first year
- $147 in fees starting year two
- High APR

- 75,000 miles initial bonus
- Unlimited 2 miles per $1 on every purchase
- Redeem for any-travel related expense
- $0 foreign transaction fee
- Terrible cash back redemption rate
- Monthly earnings are lost when bill payments are late
- Not built for financing
Student Credit Card Comparison Tips

Finding the best student credit card for your needs should be easy, then. Just pick your favorite from the following list of offers that our editors have identified as being the best credit cards for college students in 2023.
Student Credit Cards Compared
Card Name | Annual Fee | Rewards Rate |
Discover it® Student chrome | $0 | 1 - 2% cash back |
Capital One SavorOne Student Cash Rewards Credit Card | $0 | 1 - 5% cash back |
Bank of America® Unlimited Cash Rewards credit card for Students | $0 | 1.5% cash back |
Chase Freedom® Student credit card | $0 | 1% cash back |
Bank of America® Travel Rewards credit card for Students | $0 | 1.5 points per $1 |
You can also learn more about these cards and other great offers for people pursuing a degree from our editors’ full-length review of 2023’s Best Credit Cards for College Students.
Methodology for Selecting Student Credit Cards to Compare
To identify the best student credit cards for people to consider, WalletHub’s editors regularly compare all of the credit cards for college students from our database of 1,500+ credit card offers. In doing so, the goal is to minimize fixed costs and maximize potential savings for the cardholder.
As a result, we start by comparing student credit card fees and ruling out any cards that are prohibitively expensive. We then estimate how much each card’s rewards would save the average cardholder who pays the bill in full every month, plus how much the cards’ interest rates would cost someone paying off a balance over the course of several months. This comparison ultimately leads us to the best student credit cards in the most popular usage categories.
Student Credit Card Comparison FAQ
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Expert Opinions
Since student credit cards are the subject, we’re taking you back to school for some extra-credit advice on the best ways for students to use plastic and the biggest mistakes to avoid. We posed the following questions to a panel of experts, and you can check out their bios and responses below.
- What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share?
- What is the best way for a college student to use a credit card?
- What is the biggest mistake that college students make with credit cards?
- What is your best piece of advice for a college student who is considering applying for a credit card?
- Should credit cards be easier or harder for college students to get (or is it just right)?
Ph.D., CFA, F.R.M., Associate Professor of Finance, Texas Wesleyan University, School of Business Administration & Professional Programs
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JD, MS, CPA, Professor of Accounting, Endicott College, Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business
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Associate Professor, Economics, Lindenwood University - Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship
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Associate Professor of Practice in Economics, President, Nebraska Council on Economic Education, Nebraska Bankers Association Faculty Fellow, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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CPA, MBA, Accounting and Finance Faculty, Business and Accounting Division, Central Piedmont Community College
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Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business, Department of Finance, The College of New Jersey
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