With the rising cost of tuition, many families turn to multiple funding sources — such as need- and merit-based aid — to help finance a college education. While work-study was used by only 19% of ...

Starting next school year, graduate students will no longer have access to Grad PLUS loans, forcing many to seek alternative ...

With new federal loan caps taking effect on July 1, more families will need to rely on private lenders to pay for college.

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At its core, engagement is about intertwining the resources of higher education with the needs of the community. Through this process, there is an exchange that occurs—students and faculty learn new ...

If you've maxed out on federal aid, private lenders like College Ave, Earnest and Sallie Mae can make your graduate school ...

Graduate students face new limits on the amount of federal loans they can borrow to fund their degree. The limits are likely to have an outsize impact on some colleges and programs where students rely ...