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 ...

Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many families are shocked by a college’s sticker price. While the cost of tuition can be overwhelming, financial aid can make higher education more affordable. For a typical family with a college ...

Applying for aid starts with completing the FAFSA, which determines eligibility for federal assistance and many institutional aid programs. Additionally, some private universities require the CSS ...

AGAIN. WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID. BUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FAFSA’S RELEASE DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED. THIS MORNING, WE ...