Low-income students

Campus food pantries are working to address basic needs insecurity as college students confront higher living expenses and new financial barriers to higher education.

New York City officials are working to allocate more funds to an existing college savings program to boost higher education access for children with the greatest need.

College students who have spent time in the foster care system are finding much-needed resources through campus-based programs. Federal lawmakers also have introduced measures to boost that support, according to…

Recent graduate Alondra Herrera-Esquivel (SFS’25) reflects on the friendships she forged as an undergraduate in Georgetown’s Community Scholars Program, and the program’s role in preparing first-generation students for a new…

More than half of college students say they have faced financial difficulties that limit their ability to meet basic needs.

First-generation student Elijah Ward (C’26) didn’t think he’d be able to study abroad. At Georgetown, he found the support needed to travel and thrive.

New research from the Brookings Institution finds that since 2019-20, the inflation-adjusted cost of attending college has decreased for students from all income backgrounds when including scholarships and other discounts.

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…

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.

The School of Medicine’s Mitchell Scholars Endowed Fund provides tuition support for limited-income medical students who are committed to serving communities in need.