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 ...

Drive toward success through the range of financial aid opportunities at Western Illinois University (WIU). Financial aid can help reduce the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, and certain living ...

Since their creation in 1996, 529 college savings plans have become a popular vehicle to help parents save money to help pay for their children’s ever-increasing higher education costs. Assets in 529 ...

Most students can use financial aid to cover on-campus and off-campus housing costs, but there are some exceptions Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side ...

Learn what’s in a financial aid award letter and how to compare costs at multiple schools Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Rebecca Safier is a contributor to Buy Side and finance expert on ...

For students worried about the cost of attending a selective college, last week was a bonanza. On Tuesday, the University of Pennsylvania and Brandeis University both announced they were expanding ...

Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon need to complete a second, longer financial aid application if they want a share of the millions of dollars in financial aid the ...

What can you do if you can't afford college? Maybe the financial aid award wasn't enough, or you only want to go to a certain school and the price is a just a bit higher than you want... The answer is ...

The Brandeis Commitment provides families within specified income ranges free or half tuition. WHAT IS THE BRANDEIS Commitment? Did you know? Brandeis meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all ...

While the sticker price of college rose $13,717 in real terms between 1989–90 and 2019–20, the net tuition students pay after financial aid rose just $4,526. However, the net tuition received by ...