College Enrollment under California’s New Financial Aid Application Policy

Rachel Yang Zhou, Kevin Cook, and Selina Gomez

In hopes of increasing access to financial aid, a recent state policy requires school districts to ensure that all high school seniors complete a financial aid application or formally opt out. This report examines changes in college enrollment and access to financial aid during the policy’s first year of implementation.

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» Read the policy brief

Supported with funding from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and the Gates Foundation.

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On Thursday, October 23, PPIC researcher Rachel Yang Zhou will present key findings from the report and answer audience questions.

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