Financial aid

A new report finds that students are taking out loans to pay not only for tuition but also for food, housing, and other basic needs, which increasingly strain students’ budgets.

Some students who are U.S. citizens but have undocumented parents are opting not to complete their financial aid applications, fearing that information they provide might put their family at risk…

Graduate students will face new caps on federal student loans this summer, which may push them to take out additional private loans to cover remaining costs, or to reconsider their…

As U.S. colleges and universities face continued financial challenges, they are increasing their reliance on merit aid to attract wealthier students and boost revenue.

Some student loan borrowers are stopping payments and heading abroad as the number of debtors in default reaches record levels, The New York Times reports.

A new working paper presents the first causal evidence linking enrollment among community college students and independent students to Federal Work-Study offers, which are meant to help cover college costs…

City officials are expanding the maximum award available through the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program, which has helped thousands of local residents attend U.S. colleges and universities.

A combination of federal policy changes and financial aid cuts at cash-strapped institutions may leave students from low-income households struggling to afford a college education.

A generous gift commitment from School of Dentistry alumnus Richard Calabrese (D’77) and his wife, Angela, will establish two endowed scholarship funds designed to help aspiring scientists and physicians.

Some states are working to ramp up their graduate student loan offerings as the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends Grad PLUS loans and places limits on borrowing…