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Eligibility requirements for free college programs can hinder some students. izusek/E+ via Getty Images

Free college programs can enable more students to go to college, but it all depends on how the program is designed

Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania; Elaine W. Leigh, University of Pennsylvania, and Jeremy Wright-Kim, University of Pennsylvania

Not all free college programs are the same. New research finds that eligibility requirements and other features influence outcomes.
Students who rely heavily on financial aid tend to be concentrated in non-selective colleges, new research shows. Ariel Skelly/Getty Images

Federal Pell Grants help pay for college – but are they enough to help students finish?

Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania and Jeremy Wright-Kim, University of Pennsylvania

New research shows that low-income students who qualify for the federal Pell Grant tend to go to non-selective colleges – and why that hurts their chances of graduation.
New research uncovers problems with a ‘calculator’ that colleges must put online to make it easier for prospective students to understand the cost of college. Tina Gutierrez from www.shutterstock.com

Net price calculators were supposed to make it easier to understand the cost of college – instead, many are making it more difficult

Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania and Jeremy Wright-Kim, University of Pennsylvania

While net price calculators are meant to help students figure out how much a particular college will cost, a new study reveals that many colleges’ calculators distort the true cost of attendance.

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