Financial aid

Facing financial and political challenges, U.S. colleges and universities raised tuition rates this fall, following a stretch when inflation-adjusted prices had fallen, according to The Hechinger Report.

Higher Ed Dive analyzes how the elimination of the federal Grad PLUS loan program and introduction of lifetime caps on graduate school borrowing will shape higher education.

Georgetown has announced that it will honor the legacy of President Emeritus John J. DeGioia—the longest-serving president in the university’s history—with three projects that speak to his priorities and impact…

A new report by the National College Attainment Network finds that most public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student, especially as families face new caps…

The gift from alumnus Ambassador Alfred Moses (L’56, H’13), is the largest ever to be received by the Law Center for scholarships and will support law students committed to public…

Higher education advocates say that the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will “deepe[n] existing inequalities” by making financial aid and social programs more difficult to access, especially for…

Economist Phillip Levine talks to Inside Higher Ed about his development of the Instant Net Price Estimator, a digital tool designed to reduce misinformation about the price of a college…

Hoping to “create a cycle of giving and mentorship,” alumni came together to endow scholarships for full-time MBA students at the McDonough School of Business.

Advocates hope more state legislatures will invest in interest-free ‘pay-it-forward’ student loan programs, which ask borrowers for repayment only when they’ve begun earning a minimum amount and use those payments…

Congressional Republicans’ proposed budget reconciliation bill and the Trump Administration’s proposed budget include changes and cuts to Pell Grants and other student service programs that could impact millions of low-income…