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These 15 colleges offer the most financial aid for international undergrad students

University Business

International student enrollment has largely recouped to pre-pandemic numbers , including at the graduate level , with students from India, China, Sub-Saharan Africa and Iran helping drive the way. Fifteen institutions offer financial aid packages—whether need- or merit-based—that are too enticing to pass up. 78,432 82 2.

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Finance ‘still biggest’ US study abroad barrier

The PIE News

The difficulty of finding financial aid, and cost or finance in general, is still the biggest concern when it comes to being able to study abroad, a survey has revealed. These costs add up for students, making study abroad inaccessible for many,” Ron Carson, Terra Dotta’s CMO, told The PIE News.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid news that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Adjusted FAFSA Data Pushed to March

Insight Into Diversity

After recognizing a mistake in how family income is applied to financial aid packages for incoming 2024-25 FAFSA applications, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) said they will fix the error, which adjusts for inflation and affects the Student Aid Index calculation. Overall, an additional $1.8

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Fuel to the fire: FAFSA complications cause further delays

University Business

Students and parents anxiously submitting a delayed FAFSA Simplification Form were met with a glitchy, crash-prone website in the soft launch period. Federal Student Aid tried to soothe users’ nerves by explaining that form processing wouldn’t begin until the end of January and that they had time to submit.

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How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year

University Business

1, 2026, according to a financial update posted on the school’s website. More from UB: The divestment problem: Colleges now face a financial bind Steps taken to cut the budget deficit At the board meeting, Arnold informed the audience that UA plans to decrease administrative units by 6.3%, or $30.1 cut, which comes out to $26.1

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Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

University Business

Led by many first-generation college students and those receiving financial aid in the state with the fewest college graduates, members say they want to usher in a new era of student involvement in university political life. The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S.