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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-106725
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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170331
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170331

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SLM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001032033
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141]
		IRS NUMBER:				522013874
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-205031
		FILM NUMBER:		17731026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(302) 283-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALLIE MAE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020517

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	USA EDUCATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000801

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SLM HOLDING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970203

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SLM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001032033
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141]
		IRS NUMBER:				522013874
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(302) 283-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19713

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALLIE MAE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020517

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	USA EDUCATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000801

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SLM HOLDING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970203
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Pricing Term Sheet</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>March&nbsp;31, 2017</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-205031</FONT></B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Pricing Term Sheet </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SLM Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$200,000,000 5.125% Notes due 2022 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Issuer:</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">SLM Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Aggregate Principal Amount:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$200,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">April&nbsp;5, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Title of Securities:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">5.125% Notes due 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Coupon (Interest Rate):</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">5.125%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Price to Public (Issue Price):</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">100.0% of principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Yield to Maturity:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">5.125%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">+ 319.4 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.875% UST due March&nbsp;31, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">1.931%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">April&nbsp;5 and October&nbsp;5, commencing October&nbsp;5, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Day Count Convention:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">30/360</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Optional Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Make-whole call at Treasury Rate + 50 basis points prior to March&nbsp;5, 2022, plus accrued and unpaid interest</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">On and after March&nbsp;5, 2022, at 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">March&nbsp;31, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Settlement Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">April&nbsp;5, 2017 (T+3)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>CUSIP / ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">78442P GC4 / US78442PGC41</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Joint Book-Running Managers:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Format:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Anticipated Ratings:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Moody&#146;s: Ba2 (stable); S&amp;P: BB+ (stable)</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities
and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SLM Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) has filed a registration statement (including a base prospectus and a preliminary prospectus supplement) with the
SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the
SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange
to send you the base prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-834-4533</FONT></FONT></FONT> or by calling RBC Capital Markets, LLC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-375-6829.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This pricing term sheet supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the
Company&#146;s preliminary prospectus supplement dated March&nbsp;31, 2017 and accompanying prospectus dated June&nbsp;17, 2015 and the documents incorporated by reference therein. </B></P>
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