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Fundamentals of Financial Aid for 2024

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If one sentence could sum up the state of financing an American college education in 2024 it would be, “The more things change the more things stay the same.” Students with significant financial need may receive need-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and subsidized loans.

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Unequal Distribution

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Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. Oftentimes low-income students rely on loans they are stuck paying back over many years, even decades.

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Indiana’s 2024 FAFSA Completion Rates Are Holding Steady. Here’s How It’s Overcoming Rollout Obstacles.

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Indiana is the only state with a FAFSA completion rate within 10% of last year's rate. The state has seen success in FAFSA completion due to early outreach efforts and a new universal FAFSA policy. The state has already met two out of three of its FAFSA completion goals. The Hoosier State's completion rate is down just 8.1%

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Dartmouth Announces Families Making Under $125K Pay Nothing, Thanks to Historic Gift

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This policy change will impact about 350 families. Dartmouth is expanding financial aid, ensuring families making under $125,000 a year pay nothing for their student's education starting next academic year. Dartmouth said the new policy will benefit about 350 families of currently enrolled students.

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300-Plus Colleges Commit to Financial Aid Transparency for Students

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Colleges that have committed to the transparency standards include major university systems, like the State University of New York and the University of California. The College Cost Transparency Initiative, a task force composed of a broad coalition of higher education associations, announced Sept.

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A Guide to How to Pay for Grad School

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That number you just read is the average debt balance among graduate students with federal student loans in 2023, according to the Education Data Initiative. Is a grad school education worth that much debt? Here’s some good news: you may not need to take out any student loans to go to graduate school.

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10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023

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The Best Higher Ed Podcasts For 2023. Office Hours : EAB’s in-house podcast features compelling conversations with higher ed leaders in enrollment, institutional research, and financial aid, as well as discussions with EAB’s deep bench of experts. The post 10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023 appeared first on EAB.