financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
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Roughly 0.3% of students receiving federal financial aid are in failing bachelor’s-degree programs and 0.2% of student loan volume is in these programs, according to PEER.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cabrera would do that by making student services easier to navigate and strengthening financial aid and other support, including for food, housing, child care and mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Schools are thinking not only about competitors, “but just to get families to sit up and pay attention,” said Brett Schraeder, vice president of financial aid optimization at consultant EAB.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A majority of domestic students at most schools receive some type of financial aid from the university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The teachers taught us about how to apply for college admission and financial aid.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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