college affordability

Nearly one-fourth of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to college completely on their own. One approach to make the experience better? Pair students with a virtual adviser.

If a pilot program at Wright State University was expanded to all of Ohio’s public colleges and universities, it could save students some $300 million a year. That’s according to the head of Wright State’s Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency, professor Dan Krane. Krane helped implement the university’s latest cost saving program, called Inclusive Access, which was piloted by 1,000 students taking nine courses at the Dayton campus this year.

The Ohio State University has proposed increasing tuition for incoming freshmen by 1.4 percent – and then locking in that price for the next four years.…

Several new reports offer insight on how well colleges and universities are serving their low-income students.

A Democratic state lawmaker has proposed a tax credit that could alleviate a lot of college costs for Ohio students.Studies show in the near future, about…

Tyvek homewrap flaps over the unfinished wooden beams of the Luxe Belle, as a sign proclaims "Now Leasing." Another sign entices the first 20 renters with…

As more schools band together to commit to recruiting and graduating 50,000 more low-income students, four college presidents discuss what it will take to get there.

More than a third of them don't have enough to eat and a similar number lack stable housing, according to a survey published Tuesday by researchers at Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab.

Why the dramatically new vision for the popular college savings plan could cost some states dearly.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a clearinghouse for student borrower complaints. Its future is now in question.