NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.

The expanded financial aid plan will also offer free tuition to families that make $200,000 or less. The move comes after affirmative action was barred from the admissions process.

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.

Members of the United Campus Workers union and their supporters gathered in downtown Atlanta protesting federal funding cuts affecting higher education and clinical studies across the state.

The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is crediting a program that sends letters to high school seniors urging them apply for college with significantly boosting enrollment. The Republican says Friday that preliminary numbers show students rose 9% at technical colleges and 6% at state universities and colleges this fall compared to last year.

From school choice to college affordability, Trump and Harris don't have a lot in common. Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views.

A new poll finds Gen Z teens are optimistic about the future but feeling less engaged at school.

Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

Savannah State and Morehouse are among 10 HBCU newsrooms in the U.S. to receive funds.

Georgia will require the ACT or SAT college tests at four more public universities starting in the fall of 2026. But the University System of Georgia will not restore testing requirements to as many colleges as before the pandemic.

A new Indiana law requires professors to promote "intellectual diversity" to receive tenure. Critics worry the measure will dissuade academics from staying in the state.

Utah's governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.