Discover how the Higher Education Act of 1965 provides financial aid, scholarships, and loans to students, supporting ...

Students starting college next year will face a dramatically different federal financial aid system than the one their older siblings and parents encountered, experts say, due to changes enacted this ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, is now open to all students for the 2025-26 academic year. The U.S. Department of Education expanded access to the form on ...

What advocates say mixed-status college applicants — students with at least one parent without a Social Security number due ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ray Ravaglia covers education, focusing on technology and innovation. The Hechinger Report College Toolbox is a suite of tools ...

Students walk on the University of Pennsylvania's campus in Philadelphia. Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid for the current school year after the rollout of an updated ...

A new House bill claims to improve financial aid transparency, but without a standard offer form, students still face ...

New York's Tuition Assistance Program provides significantly less financial aid to independent college students than to ...

While the sticker price of college rose $13,717 in real terms between 1989–90 and 2019–20, the net tuition students pay after financial aid rose just $4,526. However, the net tuition received by ...

Washington (CNN) — Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid for the current school year after the rollout of an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...