Financial aid is any form of funding that helps a student pay for college, such as a Pell Grant, loan or merit-based ...

After months of waiting, high school seniors have most of their admission decisions in hand. If they are lucky and planned thoughtfully, they have options. Now comes the hard part of choosing a school ...

With some colleges listing total annual costs nearing $100,000, it may be more important than ever for aspiring students to find and consider schools that offer generous financial aid packages.

Most college acceptance and financial aid letters go out in March. For many students and their families, the aid package is arguably more significant than an acceptance notification. And yet, "the ...

The first step in applying for financial aid is to apply for admission to the University of Dayton. The federal government requires that any student seeking need-based financial aid must first be ...

Yale University today announced significant enhancements to its financial aid program for undergraduates that will lower costs for future students and their families. The changes, which will go into ...

Financial aid professionals at colleges across the country say that this spring’s cuts at the Department of Education caused “breakdowns” in the federal student aid system that could affect student ...

Roughly 55 percent of this year’s high school graduating class applied for federal financial aid, a significant comeback after the glitchy rollout of a new version of the form last year. But even with ...

Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon need to complete a second, longer financial aid application if they want a share of the millions of dollars in financial aid the ...

In recent years, the Indian government has intensified its focus on empowering women through direct financial support and welfare initiatives. A fresh discussion is now gaining momentum around a new ...

College costs are out of control—or so the narrative goes. In recent years, a counternarrative has emerged that argues, correctly, that the meteoric rise in the sticker price of college is misleading.