Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 4 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 27 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 70 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 103 |
Descriptor
| Federal Programs | 262 |
| Loan Repayment | 262 |
| Student Loan Programs | 236 |
| Student Financial Aid | 177 |
| Higher Education | 158 |
| Federal Aid | 141 |
| Loan Default | 84 |
| Eligibility | 68 |
| Paying for College | 65 |
| Educational Finance | 64 |
| Federal Legislation | 63 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Baum, Sandy | 7 |
| Hegji, Alexandra | 7 |
| Emrey-Arras, Melissa | 6 |
| Burd, Stephen | 4 |
| Ma, Jennifer | 4 |
| Smole, David P. | 4 |
| Ashby, Cornelia M. | 3 |
| Campbell, Colleen | 3 |
| Cheng, Diane | 3 |
| Gonzalez, Veronica | 3 |
| Pender, Matea | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 85 |
| Postsecondary Education | 71 |
| Two Year Colleges | 16 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| Early Childhood Education | 2 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 44 |
| Administrators | 26 |
| Practitioners | 20 |
| Students | 17 |
| Counselors | 9 |
| Teachers | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Texas | 5 |
| California | 4 |
| Iowa | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Maine | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Baccalaureate and Beyond… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBrickman, Michael – American Enterprise Institute, 2021
On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden's higher education agenda featured prominent promises to forgive student loan debt and make community college debt free. But as Congress continues to debate these high-profile proposals, Biden's Department of Education has signaled its intent to use a little known yet powerful regulatory process to take…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Federal Government
Jason Delisle; Bryan Cook; Elise Colin – Urban Institute, 2023
Rising college prices and student debt, the growth and collapse of online for-profit colleges, and expansions of federal grant, loan, and loan forgiveness policies have increased calls for more accountability in our higher education system. And there is significant consensus among lawmakers that the existing set of quality assurance policies for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Delisle, Jason D. – American Enterprise Institute, 2019
Americans are anxious about rapidly rising levels of student debt. They wonder whether payments are affordable and if financing college with debt will pay off in the end. But recent news suggest another issue is increasingly on borrower's minds: bad customer service and shoddy advice during loan repayment. This can leave borrowers feeling confused…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Federal Programs, Loan Repayment, Federal Legislation
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
When a college closes, it can derail the education of many students, leaving them with loans but no degree. Those who cannot complete their education may be eligible to have their federal student loans forgiven through a "closed school discharge" from the Department of Education (Education), but this process has changed in recent years.…
Descriptors: Colleges, School Closing, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs
Artem Gulish; Catherine Morris; Ban Cheah; Jeff Strohl – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2024
Is graduate school worth it? Graduate degrees--including master's, professional, and doctoral degrees--can help individuals boost their earnings and improve career advancement opportunities. But they can also be high-risk investments given rising costs, student debt, and the current lack of transparency about program outcomes. "Graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Cost Effectiveness, Paying for College
Burk, David; Perry, Jeffrey – Congressional Budget Office, 2020
The volume and number of federal student loans, which provide financing to make higher education more accessible, have grown over the past few decades. In 2017, the most recent year for which detailed information was available, $96 billion in new federal student loans was disbursed to 8.6 million students, compared with $36 billion (in 2017…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Federal Programs, Loan Repayment
Peer reviewed
Direct linkConzelmann, Johnathan G.; Lacy, T. Austin; Smith, Nichole D. – Education Finance and Policy, 2019
Students increasingly borrow money to attend postsecondary education. Yet, little attention in the literature has been paid to the repayment of student loans, aside from failure indicators like default. This study examines a nationally representative sample of bachelor's degree recipients and the time it takes to reach different repayment…
Descriptors: Loan Repayment, Student Loan Programs, College Graduates, Federal Aid
Pew Charitable Trusts, 2022
Today, approximately 43 million Americans hold a federal student loan. When these borrowers fall behind on payments, they become delinquent on their loans; once the loans reach 270 days past due, borrowers are in default. As of March 2021, roughly 1 in 5 borrowers was in default, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. Failing to…
Descriptors: Loan Repayment, Student Financial Aid, Income, Loan Default
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 2024
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' (NASFAA's) National Student Aid Profile is an annual publication designed to give a high-level overview of the federal student financial aid programs that provide funding to millions of students each year. This profile includes an overview of: (1) The Federal Pell Grant Program; (2) The…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Grants
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 2024
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' (NASFAA's) National Student Aid Profile is an annual publication designed to give a high-level overview of the federal student financial aid programs that provide funding to millions of students each year. This profile includes an overview of: (1) The Federal Pell Grant Program; (2) The…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Grants
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2020
The objective of this audit was to determine whether Federal Student Aid (FSA) ensured that: (1) its total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge process operated in accordance with Federal program requirements; and (2) accurate information on student loan discharges was entered into FSA's system of records. The audit covered TPD accounts that…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, Audits (Verification)
Anong, Sophia T.; Henager, Robin – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
Research has shown that student loan borrowers in repayment exhibit physical and mental health problems. These can be exacerbated by and contribute to health-related financial hardship. We use the 2015 U.S. National Financial Capability Study to examine the likelihood of having past due medical bills and of avoiding health care services by not…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Health, Mental Health, Financial Problems
Scott, Andrew P.; Jones, Katie; Smole, David P.; Labonte, Marc; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Lewis, Kevin M.; Billings, Kara Clifford; Lindsay, Bruce R.; Boyle, Conor F.; Lowry, Sean; Colello, Kirsten J.; Lynch, Karen E.; Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.; Marples, Donald J.; Davis, Patricia A.; McCarty, Maggie; Dilger, Robert Jay; Mitchell, Alison; Dortch, Cassandria; Myers, Elizabeth A.; Driessen, Grant A.; Perkins, David W.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Perl, Libby; Fernandez, Bernadette; Peterman, David Randall; Forsberg, Vanessa C.; Rosso, Ryan J.; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Sherlock, Molly F.; Gravell, Jane G.; Skinner, Rebecca R.; Hahn, Jim; Stoltzfus, Emilie; Halchin, L. Elaine; Tang, Rachel Y.; Hegji, Alexandra; Topoleski, John J.; Isaacs, Katelin P.; Whittaker, Julie M. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), both enacted in March 2020; the Consolidated…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Pandemics
Collins, Benjamin; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Ball, Milan N.; Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2020
In December 2019, Congress enacted and the President signed the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE Act; P.L. 116-91). The law The law amends the Higher Education Act (HEA) to permanently authorize mandatory funding for grant programs to support HBCUs and MSIs. Authorization for this funding had expired…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Undergraduate Students
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2020
This guide is intended for college financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Eligibility
