Low-income students

College administrators have voiced concerns that low-income students frustrated by the federal aid verification process are abandoning their applications for financial aid.

A new study shows that very few high school students can accurately estimate the tuition and fees at public four-year institutions in their state and cautions that such uncertainty may…

A nonprofit organization is mobilizing peer leaders to use their influence in helping low-income students get into college.

The Community Scholars Program at Georgetown University has supported low-income, multicultural, first-generation students for 50 years this week.

Colleges and universities are investing significantly in campus food pantries, according to a new report published by The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice.

Two new reports suggest that tuition-free college programs fail to meet the needs of low-income students, but advocates of free-college policies challenge that conclusion.

Low-income working learners tend to work more hours, in less lucrative career fields, than their higher-income peers—reducing their chance of degree completion and gainful employment, according to a new report.

What would make college more affordable for low-income students, students of color, and students from working-class backgrounds? Three college presidents share their solutions.

Colleges and other education stakeholders are taking steps to curb “summer melt” in hopes of ensuring that high school graduates accepted to college actually enroll.

Want to help low-income students choose science, technology, engineering, or math fields? Give them more need-based grants, a new study suggests.