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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yesterday released detailed estimates on funding for the federal Pell Grant and student loan programs. The estimates represented very good news about the overall health of Pell Grant funding and showed some positive trends in student borrowing.
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July 31, 2012
An ACE Factsheet on the history of Pell Grant funding from 1976 to 2010. The federal Pell Grant began in FY73. However, FY76 was the first year in which all undergraduates were eligible to receive a grant. Cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, room, and board. Constant dollar values are adjusted for inflation, 2010 dollars based on fiscal year CPI-U.
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The Center for Policy Analysis is responsible for the content in ACE Fact Sheets on Higher Education.
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The Center for Policy Analysis is responsible for the content in ACE Fact Sheets on Higher Education.
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January 17, 2008
Talking points in response to a Government Accountability Office report on college affordability that refuted common misperceptions about college costs.
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January 17, 2008
Talking points on higher education financing.
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This issue brief answers the following key questions about private student loan borrowers, 1) what types of academic programs and institutions do private student loan borrowers attend?, 2) what is the demographic profile of undergraduate private student loan borrowers and how do these students differ from those who don’t use these loans?, 3) what other types of financial aid—especially federal student loans—do private borrowers receive?, 4) what share of students forgo federal student loans and rely exclusively on private loans?, and, 5) what factors might help explain this behavior?
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This issue brief addresses key questions about undergraduates who work, using data from the 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. Understanding who works, why, and the effects that work has on academic success and college financing may help institution leaders and policy makers craft policies to help students balance their need and desire to work with their academic priorities.
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This issue brief looks at the growth of federal student loan between 1993 and 2004 utilizing National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey. Results show the extent to which student loan volume has changed by various degree levels.
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November 10, 2004
This publication describes the major characteristics of American higher education and important issues that challenge it, linking back as appropriate to essential philosophical underpinnings of American higher education history.