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

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.

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 ...

No two students are alike, but if you’re admitted and you qualify for financial aid, you will be awarded a package: some combination of scholarships (which do not have to be paid back), loans (which ...

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 ...

Princeton continues to enhance its groundbreaking financial aid program as it welcomes a first-year class with the largest-ever number of lower-income students. The financial aid enhancements reflect ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly a year after Harvard College expanded its financial aid program to guarantee free tuition, housing, and food for families earning under $100,000 with “typical assets,” some students said vague ...