The Free Application for Federal Student Aid used to be so long that the now-retired Sen. Lamar Alexander would ceremoniously unfurl a paper FAFSA over his podium when giving speeches as a visual ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The college financial aid process has ...

The FAFSA application to receive college financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year is officially open. It comes a year after the botched rollout of a new form last year delayed the application for ...

The student financial aid application is expected to be ready by Dec. 1, two months later than usual. Experts offer some tips on what to do in the meantime. By Ann Carrns Applying for college ...

If you’ve tried to complete the latest Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, there’s a chance you’ve come across a website that’s sporadically available. Or, if you’ve managed to ...

The Office of Student Financial Services has reviewed the CSS Profile and supporting documents that you sent with your application for admission. Using the financial information you reported on your ...

The choice to attend college isn’t just one decision. It’s a whole matrix of considerations, each one a crucial part of the journey to pressing submit on an application form. Perhaps, none is more ...

Students and families will have to complete the already stressful process of choosing what college to attend under tighter deadlines and greater uncertainty than ever this year. The source of this ...

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 ...

Supreme Court Justice Brandeis was a champion of civil rights and social justice, and his commitment to these principles is shared by the university that bears his name. While an education at Brandeis ...