Financial Aid: A Broken Bridge to College Access?

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Improving College Access in the United States: Barriers and Policy Responses (2015, unknown): “Following Long and Riley (2007), barriers to access can be grouped into three broad categories: financial constraints, informational/behavioral constraints, and academic constraints.”
Investigating the Impact of Financial Aid on Student Dropout Risks: Racial and Ethnic Differences (2010, background): “Students’ unmet financial need has risen over the past decade, demonstrating that low-income and minority students are especially likely to face substantial unmet need even after taking into account family contributions and all available grants and loans (e.g., Long & Riley, 2007).”
Increasing Latina/o Students' Baccalaureate Attainment (2009, background): “More recently, Long and Riley (2007) found that unmet need remains a barrier for scholarships and family contributions.”
College on Credit: A Multilevel Analysis of Student Loan Default (2013, background): “Alternatively, individuals who stop out without earning a degree will prob‑ ably carry less cumulative debt than degree completers (Long & Riley, 2007).”