Publications by Program
The Project on Student Debt (76)
College InSight (3)
College Access Marketing (1)
Student Loan Watch (1)
Keeping California's Promise (8)
Simplifying the FAFSA (9)
The Project on Student Debt (76)
Student Debt and the Class of 2010
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2011Two-thirds of college seniors graduated with loans in 2010, and they carried an average of $25,250 in debt. They also faced the highest unemployment rate for young college graduates in recent...
Critical Choices
The Project on Student Debt, July 2011Our new report Critical Choices: How Colleges Can Help Students and Families Make Better Decisions about Private Loans documents promising practices that a variety of financial aid offices are...
Federal Student Loan Amounts and Terms for Loans Issued in 2011-12
The Project on Student Debt, July 2011This chart summarizes the loan limits, interest rates, and other terms for federal student loans from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
College InSight (3)
Comments on IPEDS SFA Survey
The Institute for College Access & Success, January 2009It is important for students, policymakers, and the public to have timely and accurate information on financial aid to inform decision making and hold colleges accountable for their policies and...
Comments on 2009-10 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2008Our comments on the draft 2009-2010 Student Aid Report (SAR) emphasize the need for the report to send a clear message about students' federal aid eligibility and the steps they must take to...
Time to Reexamine Institutional Cooperation on Financial Aid
The Institute for College Access & Success, June 2008Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have increasingly engaged in financial aid "bidding wars" for students with high test scores or grades but little or no financial need. A new...
College Access Marketing (1)
Financial Aid Awareness and College Attainment
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2004This is a pdf of a powerpoint presentation given at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute on college access marketing, with specific examples of marketing campaigns from across the country.
Student Loan Watch (1)
Money For Nothing
Student Loan Watch, August 2004The Institute's first major publication, Money For Nothing, brought national attention to the practice of "recycling" student loans with a guaranteed 9.5 percent interest subsidy. Until public...
Keeping California's Promise (8)
Financial Aid Facts at California Community Colleges
The Institute for College Access & Success, March 2010Hundreds of thousands of California Community College (CCC) students are eligible for federal Pell Grants but do not apply, leaving up to $500 million unclaimed in 2009-10. This fact sheet compares...
Letter in support of AB 1761
The Institute for College Access & Success, March 2010Letter to California State Legislators in support of AB 1761, which would provide first-year tuition and fee benefits to Cal Grant B recipients.
Hopes & Hurdles
The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2009In California and nationally, very few former foster youth make it to or through college, and cost is a major obstacle. A new report shows that despite federal and state programs and policies...
Simplifying the FAFSA (9)
Official TICAS Comments on the Draft 2011-12 FAFSA
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2010The Institute for College Access & Success sent comments to the Department of Education on several of the Federal Student Aid Application materials that the Secretary proposes to use for the...
After the FAFSA
The Institute for College Access & Success, July 2010This report sheds light on what happens to federal financial aid applicants after they submit the FAFSA. Using 2007-08 financial aid data from 13 California community colleges, the Institute found...
Official Comment on 2010-11 Student Aid Report (SAR)
The Institute for College Access & Success, November 2009The SAR is what federal aid applicants receive after filing the FAFSA. Our official public comments focus on ways to make it more clear and helpful to students and families so that they can make...
