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Freedom Student credit card

Freedom Student

Annual Fee

$0

Welcome Bonus

See Issuer

EST. Net Value

$551/yr

Credit Score

Varies

Top Earn Rate

5x everything else


Last updated November 5, 2026 | Rates, fees, and credits from WalletFlo's OneCard catalog (refreshed hourly).
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Flo Analysis

Computed from live catalog data — where this card ranks, wins, and needs a caveat.

Category standing — vs 1,096 cards in the catalog

Everything else

5x

Where it wins:
No annual fee — every dollar of rewards and credits is net value.

Overview

How this card fits in your wallet — fees, value, and who it's built for.

The Freedom Student from Chase carries no annual fee. On WalletFlo's typical spend profile, the OneCard engine estimates $511.20 in rewards plus $40.00 in credits and perks — $551.20 net per year before welcome bonuses.

How the points work

5% on Lyft rides through March 2022

1% on all other purchases

Earning rates

Category bonuses from our catalog — verify current offers on the issuer site.

CategoryRate
  • Everything elseLyft
    5×
  • Everything elseAll Purchases
    1×

Credits & Benefits

Statement credits and perks we model in net-value calculations.

Credits

  • Instacart$40/yr

    Earn up to $10 per quarter from 8/1/2022 through 7/31/2024 when you activate at Instacart.com/Chase.

Benefits

  • DashPass

    Complimentary 3 months of DashPass and 50% discounted DashPass from DoorDash for 9 months. Must activate by 12/31/2021.

  • Instacart+

    Receive one complimentary Instacart+ membership per eligible card account for 12 months

Transfer partners

Where this card's points can go, and at what ratio. 12 partners.

  • Air Canada Aeroplan1:1
  • Air France KLM Flying Blue1:1
  • British Airways Avios1:1
  • Iberia Plus1:1
  • JetBlue TrueBlue1:1
  • Singapore KrisFlyer1:1
  • Southwest Rapid Rewards1:1
  • United MileagePlus1:1
  • Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1:1
  • World of Hyatt1:1
  • IHG One Rewards1:1
  • Marriott Bonvoy1:1

Work out what a transfer is worth in the transfer calculator.

Is the annual fee worth it?

Quick breakeven from stated credits and perks — open the full tool to dig deeper.

Credits & perks vs fee

Annual fee−$0
Stated credits+$40
Perks (est.)+$0
Net after credits & perks$40

Verdict

Credits & perks offset the fee on paper

Only valuable if you'd use those credits anyway — rewards on spend can close any remaining gap.

Rewards Calculator

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$551/yr

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Estimates for illustrative purposes. See methodology

FAQ's

  • Issuers generally look for good-to-excellent credit; exact thresholds vary.

  • There's no annual fee — focus on whether the earn rates beat cards you already carry.

  • Use the rewards calculator above — set your monthly spend by category and the engine models net annual value on this card server-side.

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Freedom Student

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