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Jamieson, Carlos; Brixey, Emily; Pingel, Sarah; Mann, Sharmila – Education Commission of the States, 2021
States collectively invest over $12 billion a year to support over 4.5 million students through financial aid programs. This interactive 50-State Comparison provides a look at the specific criteria employed in the top two largest aid programs by state. This interactive resource includes details about which state programs are linked to measuring…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, State Programs, Comparative Analysis, Merit Scholarships
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Yang, Po – Chinese Education and Society, 2013
This study analyzed 586 students from nine vocational high schools in three provinces in China. It found a substantial gap between the demand for and the supply of government financial aid. Moreover, correct student aid information and aid application was not equally distributed among various student groups. A financial aid application made a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Vocational Schools, High Schools
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2012
A review of net price calculators--a financial aid tool mandated by the "Higher Education Opportunity Act" of 2008--reveals that students from low-, moderate-, and middle-income families face record-level net prices at 4-year public colleges today. These net prices will translate into levels of average total loan burden far in excess of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs, Student Costs
McSwain, Courtney – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2008
This report discusses the ability of specific policy options in strengthening the Pell Grant program to meet the significant financial needs of low-income students. These policy options include: (1) raising the appropriated maximum Pell Grant award; (2) raising both the minimum and appropriated maximum Pell Grant awards; and (3) adjusting federal…
Descriptors: Financial Needs, Federal Aid, Student Needs, Student Financial Aid
Hart, Natala K.; Mustafa, Shoumi – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2008
Recent studies have questioned the wisdom in blaming college costs for the escalation of student loans. It would appear that less affluent students borrow large amounts because inexpensive subsidized loans are available. This study attempted to verify the claim, estimating a model of the amount of loan received by students as a function of net…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs, Credit (Finance)
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Berkner, Lutz; Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This E.D. TAB presents selected findings about the price of attendance and the types and amounts of financial aid received by in-state undergraduates enrolled in public 2-year, public 4-year, and private not-for-profit 4-year institutions during the 2003-04 academic year in 12 selected states. It is based on the undergraduate data in the 2003-04…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, In State Students, Tuition, Student Financial Aid