financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
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The school also noted it didn’t increase its undergraduate tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year and that it recently expanded its financial aid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
The median earnings of Stevens students who received financial aid four years after graduation is $112,538, according to government data, nearly double the national median for four-year colleges of $60,377.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
In a response, Harvard officials said there was no legal basis for doing so and argued it would force cuts to financial aid and crucial medical research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Luckily my financial aid package didn’t require me to fence, so I was free to make this decision without worrying about my tuition.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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