Scott-Clayton, Judith2018-05-172018-05-172014-10-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83294In 1965, the Higher Education Act expanded financial aid for U.S. college students, and since then enrollment rates have risen dramatically. But enrollment of low-income students has not kept pace, and gaps in college enrollment between students from high- and low-income families are greater now than they were a generation ago. Uncertainty about the availability of financial aid fuels inequality – as does the sheer complexity of applying for aid. In this context, the author draws some insights and analysis about the need to simplify financial aid for college students.application/pdfCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalHigher Education Actlow-income studentsstudent financial aidcollege admissioncollege enrollmentFact sheethttp://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/sites/default/files/ssn_key_findings_scott-clayton_on_simplifying_financial_aid_2.pdf