financial aid

The Denison Commitment, starting for students in the fall of 2027, guarantees tuition caps for low-income families.

The scheme is alleged to have led to the closing of Eastern Gateway Community College in the Mahoning Valley, which had more than 15,000 students enrolled.

Compared to 2023, far fewer Ohio graduating seniors had filled out the FAFSA as of end of March.

In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander.

In June, NPR reported that the department was making it harder for colleges to reconsider aid for students whose finances have changed. On Thursday, the agency reversed course.

A recent change has led to some colleges hesitating to help students affected by the economic downturn.

Financial aid offer letters look vastly different from one school to the next, and it isn't always clear how much students will have to pay. "It's really the Wild West," one expert says.

As more schools band together to commit to recruiting and graduating 50,000 more low-income students, four college presidents discuss what it will take to get there.

Ohio State University officials are hopeful that a new initiative will allow more students from low- and middle-income families to take classes on the…

Top students from low-income families make up just 3 percent of enrollment on elite campuses, and a new report says there are lots of things higher ed can do to fix that.