Big changes are on the horizon for federal financial aid and the college students who rely on it. Here's what to expect.

Students applying for college financial aid can start filling out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) now. The updated form launched last week — the earliest it's been available in ...

Students starting college next year will face a dramatically different federal financial aid system than the one their older siblings and parents encountered, experts say, due to changes enacted this ...

The landscape for financial aid is about to change. In 2026, the federal government will curb access to billions of dollars in student loans, reconfigure how borrowers repay their debt and provide new ...

It's time for graduating high school seniors to begin filling out their FAFSA if they haven't already. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is open for the 2026-27 school year. The application ...

The Trump administration has turned toward federal financial aid as a new pressure point for Harvard — but recent threats have yet to present a significant risk to Harvard’s financial footing or ...

Since President Donald Trump took office this year, he has made the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education a priority — a scenario that will only continue under the government shutdown that ...

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 ...

Thousands of high school seniors are filling out their federal financial aid form or FAFSA. Numbers show a record increase in applications despite confidence in higher ed being at a low. The number of ...