Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Penn now offer free or heavily reduced tuition to families earning below $200,000, creating a six-figure benefit that can justify switching from Roth to traditional retirement ...

When considering the cost of higher education, you should consider the overall cost of attendance, which includes things like tuition, fees, housing and food, books and a transportation estimate.

Dear Liz: You wrote in a recent column that grandparents could pay tuition directly to a school, and it would not trigger a gift tax return. That’s true, but my daughters have told me — and two ...

A 529 savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many savers don’t take full advantage of the benefits ...

Beginning in Fall 2026, Stevens will make tuition free for incoming undergraduate students whose families earn $75,000 or less per year, a major expansion of the university’s commitment to ...

Helping children get into college can be draining and complicated. As unpleasant as the experience can be, it can be even trickier for divorced households. In recent years, various changes have ...

In addition to the FAFSA, applicants seeking financial aid will now complete the CSS Profile, including questions about home value and 401(k) balances. Students applying to the University of Wisconsin ...

Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon need to complete a second, longer financial aid application if they want a share of the millions of dollars in financial aid the ...