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Mishory, Jen; Walsh, Anthony; Granville, Peter – Century Foundation, 2020
About 19 million people submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year, making it one of the most commonly experienced federal administrative processes. The widespread reliance on the complicated form and underlying calculation of financial need have spurred efforts to simplify and improve the application process and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, Educational Finance, Federal Programs
Scott-Clayton, Judith – Urban Institute, 2017
The federal role in higher education has grown over the past two decades, and now a new administration has the opportunity to strengthen policies that support students and their colleges and universities. To help inform these decisions, the Urban Institute convened a bipartisan group of scholars and policy advisers to write a series of memos…
Descriptors: Tuition Grants, Federal Aid, Efficiency, Higher Education
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Mendoza, Pilar; Mendez, Jesse P. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
Using a multi-method approach involving fixed effects and logistic regressions, this study examined the effect of the Oklahoma's Promise Program on student persistence in relation to the Pell and Stafford federal programs and according to socio-economic characteristics and class level. The Oklahoma's Promise is a hybrid state program that pays…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, State Programs
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Alexander, F. King – Journal of Education Finance, 1998
After 25 years of federal and state voucher systems in higher education, public colleges and universities find themselves financially shortchanged. Higher education vouchers (direct student aid) were developed to expand educational opportunity, give lower income students more choices, and support private colleges. Voucher systems produce greater…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
This report describes, in text and 20 tables of data, the status of student financial assistance programs in New York State in 1989-90. The report contains a complete accounting of all aid available to students enrolled in public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit postsecondary institutions in the State. The report also contains analyses…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants, Higher Education
King, Jacqueline – 1996
Tables, graphs, and text summarize the most recent statistics available on financial aid available to students in postsecondary education including virtually all federal aid and the vast majority of state and institutional assistance. It revises earlier 1990s data and provides estimates for the academic year 1995-96. Study highlights include: (1)…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Grants
National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1984
A reference guide to federal student assistance programs is presented with a description and history of funding provided for each. For most programs, there is an analysis of the distribution of funding by sector, type of institution, and state. Information is also included on sources of revenue for public and private colleges and universities,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Reeher, Kenneth R.; Davis, Jerry S. – 1990
This report presents the results of an annual survey (1989-90) of states with general programs of scholarship or grant assistance for undergraduate study. Section I presents highlights and a summary of the survey's results. Section II offers comparative program statistics for 1988-89 and 1989-90 with some data from earlier years. Section III…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Cofer, James; Somers, Patricia – 1999
This study examined effects of increased availability of undergraduate student loan funds under the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1992. It studied the effects of price variables and accumulated debt on student persistence decisions using data from the National Student Postsecondary Aid 1992-93 and 1995-96 Surveys. For two-year college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Debt (Financial), Educational Finance, Federal Programs
Oregon State Scholarship Commission, Eugene. – 1994
This almanac contains 20 tables on Oregon higher education financial aid developed with data that the Oregon State Scholarship Commission collected when it surveyed 71 institutions in the state in October, 1993. Other sources of information include files of the Oregon Federal Family Education Loan program, Federal Department of Education summaries…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditures, Federal Programs
St. John, Edward P. – 1989
This document identifies and describes the sources of public support for postsecondary vocational training in the United States, including the mix of public assistance that is currently available to economically disadvantaged individuals. Following an introduction, the second section is an overview of the general financing situation. Tables report…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Eligibility
Webster, Jeff; Creusere, Marlena; McQueen, Carla; Goode, Meredith; Barone, Sandra; Wang, David – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2006
The United States is losing high-paying jobs to countries that produce a more reliable supply of college graduates in math and science. Texas faces its own economic slowdown if it is unable to graduate more students with bachelor's degrees. The state has been addressing many of the obstacles students face in earning a four-year degree. Outreach…
Descriptors: Barriers, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Student Costs