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Capital One Quicksilver Rewards for Students: annual fee, APR and rewards

Fact sheet for the Capital One Quicksilver Rewards for Students, issued by Capital One, with no annual fee and cash back. Every detail below comes from the issuer’s pricing and terms pages, checked on the date shown at the end of the page.

IssuerCapital One
NetworkMastercard
Annual fee$0
RewardsCashback: Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, every day; 5% cash back on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
Purchase APR18.74% - 28.74% variable APR
Balance transfer fee4% of the amount of each transferred balance that posts to your account at a promotional APR that we may offer you. None for balances transferred at the Transfer APR.
Sign-up bonusEarn a one-time $50 cash bonus once you spend $100 on purchases within 3 months from account opening
Foreign transaction feeNone
Credit levelFair

What new cardholders actually got

In the CFPB's Terms of Credit Card Plans survey for July to December 2025, new accounts on this card got a median purchase APR of 25.24%, with a range of 18.74% to 29.24%. The advertised range above is what the issuer offers today; the survey shows where approved applicants landed.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Terms of Credit Card Plans survey.

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Checked on October 16, 2026 on the issuer's official site. Terms change: confirm before you apply. capitalone.com/credit-cards/quicksilver-student · disclosures.capitalone.com/disclosure.41641.en-US.html · card-apis.capitalone.com/protected/149354/product

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