Financial aid

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.

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…

The Chronicle of Higher Education explored the difficulties unaccompanied homeless youth and at-risk students experienced this summer amid the chaotic rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Georgetown has worked steadily in recent years to attract more low-income students to the university and has a 92% graduation rate for Pell grant recipients, one of the highest in…

Michigan and Massachusetts have joined the list of states covering community college tuition, a movement that is gaining momentum even as federal efforts stall, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Since the Supreme Court ended race-conscious admissions policies, a wave of U.S. colleges and universities have phased out race-based scholarships. What will it mean for students’ enrollment and future debt?…