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These 15 colleges offer the most financial aid for international undergrad students

University Business

International student enrollment has largely recouped to pre-pandemic numbers , including at the graduate level , with students from India, China, Sub-Saharan Africa and Iran helping drive the way. Fifteen institutions offer financial aid packages—whether need- or merit-based—that are too enticing to pass up. 78,432 82 2.

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College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock

University Business

Many colleges with large endowments have become more focused in recent years on making college affordable for students who aren’t wealthy. Read more from AP News. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock appeared first on University Business. The post College will cost up to $95,000 this fall.

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‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college

University Business

She’s one of about 645 students receiving state aid to pay for college through the Fostering Independence Grant program — the first of its kind in the nation to cover not only tuition but full cost of attendance of college for Minnesotans who have been in foster care. Read more on MPR News.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid news that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Why did these 5 law schools improperly disburse over $2 million in financial aid?

University Business

Federal Student Aid discovered five law schools that improperly disbursed $2.9 million of ineligible federal financial aid funds to 92 students between 2017 and 2022. Through our ongoing work, we will continue to protect both students and taxpayers.” On the other hand, New York Law School states its J.D.

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Fuel to the fire: FAFSA complications cause further delays

University Business

Students and parents anxiously submitting a delayed FAFSA Simplification Form were met with a glitchy, crash-prone website in the soft launch period. Federal Student Aid tried to soothe users’ nerves by explaining that form processing wouldn’t begin until the end of January and that they had time to submit.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Students pay the price if a college fails. Turner, L.

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