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The College Investorby Robert Farrington29d ago
Wellesley College announced that families earning under $200,000 a year will pay no tuition beginning in fall 2027, under a policy it is calling the Wellesley Tuition Promise.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington29d ago
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2027-28 school year opens October 1, 2026, and closes June 30, 2028.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington29d ago
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced companion bills on last month that would block federal student aid from programs whose graduates cannot qualify for the jobs...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington12 Sept 2026
Key Points - A marriage penalty happens when a rule's threshold for a married couple is less than double the threshold for a single person.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington11 Sept 2026
The Question My husband and I both have student loans ($48,000 for me and $52,000 for him). I applied to move to RAP last month after I got a SAVE forbearance notice.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington11 Sept 2026
Key Points - Both fall 2026 sections of UC San Diego’s MATH 2 (a course covering middle school and early high school material) are full, with 175 students waitlisted.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington10 Sept 2026
Student loan refinance rates have held continued to hold as the Fed has held interest rates steady.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington10 Sept 2026
A bipartisan House bill would add farm and ranch work to the list of jobs eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. H.R. 9974, the Young Farmer Success Act, was introduced by Rep.
The College Investorby Mark Kantrowitz10 Sept 2026
Key Points - Thirty-three colleges now advertise free tuition to families earning $100,000 or more, and 12 of them set the threshold at $200,000 or higher.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington10 Sept 2026
The University of Vermont announced on September 9 a Regional Tuition Break that drops annual tuition to $30,240 for incoming undergraduates who are permanent residents of Connecticut, Maine...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington10 Sept 2026
The University of Notre Dame will require SAT or ACT scores from undergraduate applicants beginning with the 2027-28 admissions cycle, the university announced on September 9.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington9 Sept 2026
Two of today's five offers come off the board within the next five weeks, and the one with the lowest bar to clear is the one expiring soonest.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington9 Sept 2026
The Federal Reserve’s G.19 consumer credit release published September 8 put outstanding student loan debt at $1,858.2 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington9 Sept 2026
Key Points - U.S. 15-year-olds tied for 10th out of 91 school systems in reading. They tied for 23rd in math and placed 13th in science. - U.S. reading scores fell 14 points in three years.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington9 Sept 2026
I did something pretty bold back in 2017 - I sold my car and started using Uber and Lyft to get everywhere I need to go.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington8 Sept 2026
Indianapolis Public Schools can hand out zeros again. On August 27, 2026, the Board of School Commissioners unanimously passed Resolution No.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington8 Sept 2026
Student loan rates have are getting even more competitive as peak back to school season ends. As of September 8, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 1.94% APR and...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington8 Sept 2026
Key Points - H.R. 10232 would block interagency transfers of four Education Department offices (special education, postsecondary education, elementary and secondary, and Indian education).
The College Investorby Hannah Rounds8 Sept 2026
College tuition refunds are rare. Many colleges only give a full refund if you withdraw before the first day of class, and most stop refunding anything at all within about a month of the start...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington7 Sept 2026
Key Points - The average 529 account holds $35,956, and parents who own a 529 have $45,752 saved for college on average.
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