A handful of top US colleges are taking steps to boost financial aid for low and middle-income families as the soaring cost of attendance fuels backlash from financially stretched students. The ...

Can you get financial aid for a master's degree? This question is about paying for graduate school. With the federal government ending the Grad PLUS loan program, it closed a major source of funding ...

No matter when you plan to enroll in an academic program, you should complete the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The closer you can complete the FAFSA ...

When Katie Callahan was choosing a college four years ago, she was surprised to learn a small, private college in her home state of Maine, among the most competitive in the country, would be less ...

With rising college costs, some top schools and programs have embraced a tuition-free model. However, generous aid packages also attract more students, which "can skew admissions towards middle- or ...

Course Program of Study (CPoS) is a tool used to ensure students are enrolled in the correct courses needed to graduate and that those courses are eligible to receive federal financial aid funding.

A new federal reality threatens to make graduate school a luxury for the wealthy. To protect first-generation and inde ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. UNITED STATES - MARCH 11: Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., leaves a ...