The CSS Profile is an additional student aid application beyond the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) required at hundreds of private and public schools to be considered for ...

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.

New borrowing limits and stricter repayment terms for federal financial aid are coming as part of President Donald Trump's ...

It’s the season for would-be college students and their families try to figure out how to pay tuition bills. On Oct. 1, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the FAFSA, went live. The FAFSA ...

The CSS Profile is an application for college financial aid required by about 200 undergraduate institutions. Completing the CSS Profile, short for the College Scholarship Service Profile, can be ...

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application for school-based aid like scholarships and grants. You’ll still need to complete the FAFSA to qualify for federal and state financial aid. Unlike the ...

Reading Time: 8 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story Incoming undergraduates to UW-Madison will have to fill out the CSS Profile to apply for institutional financial aid.   The ...

October is an important month for high school seniors as well as college students. Financial aid applications are now available — and it is important to complete the proper applications in a timely ...

You may have heard rumors that the Federal Application for Student Aid is changing and opening later this season. Those rumors are true, but all reliable sources reassure us that this complicated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families. Put simply, the CSS PROFILE, administered by the College Board ...

For 15 years, Nicole Hurd led the College Advising Corps, a national college-access organization that works with low-income and first-generation students. During that time she regularly surveyed the ...