Colleges have continued to raise their prices year after year. In the past 20 years, in-state tuition at public universities has increased by an astounding 158%. The cost of attending a university is ...

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 ...

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 ...

So you want to improve your college’s financial aid package? Fine. Just don’t have your mom call the college to do the negotiating. For most high school seniors, “decision day” is May 1, the deadline ...

For most students, the college-selection process is all about three big questions: Which school is the right fit, can I get in, and can I afford it? Affordability often comes down to how extensive a ...

In addition to the new form, the federal government will expand eligibility for federal aid in the biggest overhaul in decades. By Ann Carrns A long-awaited, supposedly user-friendly version of the ...