Student Economics

Laws that require high school students to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to graduate are having “immediate impacts on FAFSA filing behavior,” according to…

New research finds that the share of low-income students completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has recovered to near pre-pandemic levels, but FAFSA completion among middle-income students…

The state of Washington plans to offer automatic financial aid to students from low-income families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits so they can attend college without filing…

In a recent survey of private nonprofit colleges, most reported that the troubled rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid made their incoming first-year classes “more difficult…

Citing concerns that middle-income households have been “squeezed out of need-based financial aid,” some colleges are working to make a bachelor’s degree more affordable for middle-class families.

The Department of Education hopes to improve students’ experiences with the new 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), but some are still struggling with the fallout from the…

The Hechinger Report highlights how financial assistance, academic support, and practices that encourage learning and community are key to four colleges’ success in graduating low-income students.

Graduate school can open doors to career advancement. But a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that transparency and accountability are needed to…

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid began its first phase of testing on Oct. 1 with around 1,000 high school seniors. Experts hope the approach will lead to a…

University of California researchers say an additional Pell Grant based on household wealth could help close racial gaps in college attendance and completion.