Massachusetts is no exception. As of early 2024, the state's FAFSA completion rate had dropped to 51.2%, with rates even ...

The Trump administration launched a new FAFSA form with 97% user satisfaction rate, allowing students to complete federal ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the rollout as the earliest in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s ...

Previously, the parent that the student lived with the most during the past 12 months would file the FAFSA. Now, instead of the custodial parent completing the FAFSA, the parent who provided the most ...

Worried about paying for college? You’re not alone. College expenses continue to rise and the process of finding affordable colleges and applying for financial aid is complex.

FAFSA form is online and ready to fill out - launching ahead of schedule this year after two years of delays and disruptions, ...

The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms are finally up again for students and families after a significant delay but have entered a “soft launch” period. The forms — typically ...

Filling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, this year is a little like attempting to purchase tickets online for one of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts. FAFSA users are ...

Taylor Medine is a staff writer at Forbes Advisor who demystifies complex money topics to help everyday people make more informed financial decisions. Over her nearly a decade of experience, Taylor's ...

Key Points ・A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing 40 U.S. colleges of colluding to reduce financial aid awards by requiring noncustodial parent income information. ・Filing the FAFSA and CSS ...

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on insurance, ...

Colleges and universities have to wait more than a month longer for critical financial aid information about millions of students that was supposed to be on hand by late January. Education Department ...