Financial aid providers do look
at parental assets, but these don't impact eligibility as much as assets in the student's own name.
Not exact matches
2 Although the rules may vary slightly by state, generally, a 529 account owned by a parent for a dependent student is reported on the federal financial - aid application (FAFSA) as a
parental asset and is assessed
at a (maximum) 5.6 % rate in determining the student's expected family contribution.
These
assets are considered
parental assets and are factored into federal financial aid formulas
at a maximum rate of about 5.6 % versus the 20 % rate that is assessed on student
assets.
But, because 529 savings plan
assets are considered
parental assets, they are factored into federal financial aid formulas
at a maximum rate of about 5.6 %.
Parental assets are assessed
at a maximum 5.64 % rate when determining your Expected Family Contribution, or EFC.
Two other key points from the Brookings analysis: 1) for - profit schools remain the primary driver of high student loan defaults, and 2) black college graduates default
at five times the rate of white college graduates, due to persistent unemployment, higher use of for - profit colleges and lower
parental income and
assets.
The current federal financial aid formula counts —
at most — only 5.6 % of
parental assets towards the following year's college expenses.
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