Alternative ways to pay for college without financial aid If you're unable to qualify for traditional financial aid, you have other options. These could include getting help from a company you ...

Enrollment for FAFSA for the 2023-24 school year remains open until June 30, 2024, but the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office has said that the application for the 2024-25 school year will not be ...

But several financial aid officers and college admissions counselors who spoke with CNN said students don’t realize that they can appeal a college’s aid offer — not only by May 1, but all ...

During the 2021-22 academic year, students and parents borrowed $94.7 billion, and 46% of federal loan holders owed more than $20,000, according to the College Board’s latest Trends in College ...

A college might be willing to throw in work-study stipends or money to offset out-of-state expenses, said Blaine Blontz, founder of Financial Aid Coach, a company that helps families navigate the ...

Moves to make right away can also include lining up last-minute financial aid for college. Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert and Forbes contributor, says there's still time to get some ...

In March, the Trump administration fired more than 300 people from the Federal Student Aid office, and the department’s Office of Inspector General, which investigates fraud, has lost more than ...

You can still negotiate your financial package. You should visit your financial-aid office on campus if you or your family have had any changes in financial circumstances — such as losing a job.

With students and families eagerly awaiting the results of their FAFSA applications, college financial aid offices are in a tough position: They need to send aid offers out as soon as possible to ...

Either way, making a decision soon is important so that next year’s prospective students who want to start college in fall 2024 know what financial aid is available to them when they make their ...

The Education Department has opened civil rights investigations into five universities for offering scholarships to ...

Harvard College plans to increase tuition and expand financial aid for the 2023-24 academic year, raising the threshold for cost-free attendance to $85,000 a year, according to a press release ...