Data analysis and higher education policy researchers have long called for more-detailed race and ethnicity data to better ...

The FAFSA application to receive college financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year is officially open. It comes a year after the botched rollout of a new form last year delayed the application for ...

After a bungled rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the Department of Education would do better this school ...

A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling ...

The newest FAFSA application is now available. The U.S. Department of Education released the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid earlier than planned. It says its systems are ready and it ...

There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The Free Application for Federal ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened.Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process the FAFSA.If you ...