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Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Department of Education disbursed nearly $112 billion in financial aid to students through various grant and loan programs in fiscal year 2021. Colleges generally provide students information about the aid for which they are eligible in financial aid offers. Students use these offers to make key decisions, including which college to attend and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Federal Aid, Best Practices
National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, 2023
Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Grants, National Organizations
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Daniyal Saud; Meghan Grace; Micah Kamrass – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2025
The national conversation on student loan debt has led to questioning the value of American higher education. Students are relying on federal and private student loan products to pay for the cost of attendance at American higher education institutions. To address this challenge, many institutions have launched no-loan initiatives. One such…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Higher Education, Paying for College, Debt (Financial)
Kim, Sie Won – Urban Institute, 2023
For many high school students, the cost of attending college poses a major barrier to continuing their education. Federal student aid provided through Pell grants, work study, and loans can offer students with low incomes an avenue toward receiving a postsecondary education. But for students to be eligible for federal student aid, they need to…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Graduation Requirements, Financial Needs
National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, 2022
Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Grants, National Organizations
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Paterson, Jim – Journal of College Admission, 2021
In both the stacks of research compiled by education think tanks and in the conversations had around the dining room table by families of aspiring college students, one stumbling block to college enrollment predictably crops up--financial aid. The topics range from avoiding endless, crushing debt to options for part-time jobs. But often the focus…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Paying for College, Knowledge Level
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
This First Look publication provides the first results of the 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC), the most comprehensive national study of student financing of postsecondary education in the United States. The study includes information for about 245,000 undergraduate students and 21,000…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
This Summary presents selected findings from "2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC): First Look at Student Financial Aid Estimates for 2017-18. NCES 2021-476rev." The study includes information for about 245,000 undergraduate students and 21,000 graduate students attending 1,900…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
Fountain, Joselynn H. – Congressional Research Service, 2023
This report provides a brief overview of the major provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEA), organized by title and part. Appendix A of this report provides detailed appropriations figures for HEA programs, from FY2019 through FY2023. Appendix B gives a brief overview of the General Education Provisions Act, which applies to the majority of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Federal Programs
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
This First Look report presents selected findings about student financial aid during the 2017--18 academic year. These findings are based on data from the 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC). NPSAS:18-AC is a national study of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled any time between July…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
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Burns, Rachel; Johnson, Ruby; Lacy, T. Austin; Cameron, Margaux; Holley, Jordan; Lew, Stephen; Wu, Joanna; Siegel, Peter; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
This Summary presents selected findings from "2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC): First Look at Student Financial Aid Estimates for 2017-18. NCES 2021-476." The full report is about student financial aid during the 2017-18 academic year. These findings are based on data from the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Federal Aid
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Ramos, Jorje; Rodin, Jason; Preuss, Michael; Sosa, Eric; Doresett, Christine; Burleson, Chenoa – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
College students at 14 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in New Mexico and Texas were surveyed about their experiences in and perceptions of higher education. Three primary foci were students' employment status, work commitments, and means of financing college. Most of the informants reported working while in college and, similar to previously…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Hispanic American Students, College Students, Nontraditional Students
Fountain, Joselynn H. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended), authorizes a broad array of federal student aid programs that assist students and their families with financing the cost of a postsecondary education, as well as programs that provide federal support to postsecondary institutions of higher education (IHEs). Programs authorized by the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Perna, Laura W.; Odle, Taylor K. – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
Working for pay is the reality for many undergraduate students. Higher rates and intensity of employment among students from underserved backgrounds and those attending under-resourced institutions suggest employment during college reinforces inequity in higher education opportunity and outcomes. Compared with higher-income students, students from…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Employment, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students