Financial Aid
Financial Aid
Expert guidance on FAFSA, scholarships, grants, student loans, work-study, college costs, net price calculation, and graduate funding. Updated for the 2024-25 FAFSA simplification.
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Recent analysis and reporting on financial aid
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Step-by-step resources for financial aid
Data & Trends
Explore the numbers behind financial aid
College Costs
College Tuition Trends: 20-Year Analysis
20-year tuition trends at public and private four-year institutions with net price analysis.
Sources
- College Board— Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid 2024
- SHEEO— State Higher Education Finance FY 2024
Student Debt
Student Loan Debt: National Trends and Borrower Outcomes
Federal loan portfolio trends, borrower demographics, repayment outcomes, default rates.
Sources
- Federal Student Aid— Federal Student Loan Portfolio Data
- Federal Student Aid— Income-Driven Repayment Enrollment Statistics
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