Q: I'm working full-time while I get my doctorate. Do I pay down my $100,000 student debt or add to my 401(k)? -- Shannon, Tampa A: If your 401(k) offers a match, take it, says...

Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, America's largest public university, answers the question of whether a college education is worth its high cost. Does college still pay off? Our calculations and those of economists...

When it comes to soaring college costs, much of the blame has been leveled at the colleges themselves — and their nonstop spending on everything from lavish student centers to generous salaries for administrators. Certainly...

The college admissions process is already a crapshoot without throwing in the financial aid game. Subsidized Stafford loans, unsubsidized Stafford loans, Pell Grants, DirectPLUS loans -- it all adds up to a bewildering tangle for...