In certain circumstances, Drexel University requires first-year applicants to provide information about their noncustodial parent for consideration of need-based institutional grants. A noncustodial ...

LSA senior Hannah Roberts has not had contact with her father in a decade. When she filed for financial aid four years ago, she knew her mother would be solely responsible for paying her college ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

This financial aid form is the key to non-federal aid at some colleges Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two ...