Publications
Another Look at Massachusetts Students’ Financial Aid Offers
May 7, 2026
uAspire advises about 5,000 students each year across the Commonwealth to find an affordable path to and through college, so we see firsthand the importance of financial aid. 5 years ago, uAspire analyzed financial aid offers sent to high school seniors with the highest financial need for our "No Way to Pay" report. We found that 53% of financial aid offers from bachelor degree-granting public universities left them with bills of more than $10,000 to cover direct costs for their first year and expected them to finance their education with debt. This report revisits the earlier report to assess how bills at bachelor degree-granting public universities in MA have shifted, given Massachusetts's historic investment in public higher education.
