Pricing Supplement No. 6 dated February 3, 2003 (to Prospectus dated November 18, 2002 and Prospectus Supplement dated November 18, 2002)

Filed under Rule 424(b)(3) File No. 333-90316

SLM Corporation
Medium Term Notes, Series A
Due 9 Months or Longer From the Date of Issue

Principal Amount:	$750,000,000		Floating Rate Notes:	ý				Fixed Rate Notes:	o
Original Issue Date:	February 10, 2003		Closing Date:	February 10, 2003				CUSIP Number:	78442F AM0
Maturity Date:	January 25, 2006		Option to Extend Maturity:	ý		No		Specified Currency:	U.S. Dollars
			If Yes, Final Maturity Date:	o		Yes

Redeemable at the option of the Company:		ý		No		Redemption Price:		Not Applicable.
		o		Yes		Redemption Dates:		Not Applicable.
Repayment at the option of the Holder:		ý		No		Repayment Price:		Not Applicable.
		o		Yes		Repayment Dates:		Not Applicable.

Applicable to Floating Rate Notes Only:

Floating Rate Index:
		o		CD Rate		Index Maturity:		Three Months.
		o		Commercial Paper Rate
		o		CMT Rate		Spread:		Plus 20 basis points (0.20%).
		o		Federal Funds Rate
		ý		LIBOR Telerate		Initial Interest Rate:		TBD.
		o		LIBOR Reuters
		o		Prime Rate		Interest Rate Reset Period:		Quarterly.
		o		91-Day Treasury Bill Rate

Reset Date(s):

Each January 25th, April 25th, July 25th and October 25th during the term of the Notes, subject to adjustment in accordance with the following business day convention, beginning April 25, 2003.

Interest Payment Date(s):

Each January 25th, April 25th, July 25th and October 25th during the term of the Notes, subject to adjustment in accordance with the following business day convention, beginning April 25, 2003.

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Banc of America Securities LLC Credit Suisse First Boston JPMorgan Morgan Stanley		Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Merrill Lynch & Co. Salomon Smith Barney
UBS Warburg
February 3, 2003

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Interest Determination Date:		2 London and New York Business Days prior to the related Reset Date.		Interest Period:		From and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or Original Issue Date, in the case of the first Interest Accrual Period) to but excluding the current Interest Payment Date (or Maturity Date, in the case of the last Interest Accrual Period).
Lock-in Period Start Date:		Not Applicable.		Accrual Method:		Actual/360.
Maximum Interest Rate:		Not Applicable.		Minimum Interest Rate:		Not Applicable.

Form:		Book-entry.
Denominations:		$1,000 minimum and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Trustee:		JPMorgan Chase Bank, formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank.
Agents:		The following agents are acting as underwriters in connection with this issuance.

Issue Price:		100%.
Agents' Commission:		0.06%.
Net Proceeds:		$749,550,000
CUSIP Number:		78442F AM0
ISIN Number:		US78442F AM05

Obligations of SLM Corporation and any subsidiary of SLM Corporation are not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Neither SLM Corporation nor any subsidiary of SLM Corporation (other than Student Loan Marketing Association) is a government-sponsored enterprise or an instrumentality of the United States of America.

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