Custodial and Noncustodial Parent Financial Aid

pantera
Mon, 04 Sep 2017 21:41:44 +0000

I have divorced parents, and I know that USC takes both custodial AND noncustodial parent finances into consideration when determining financial aid. The thing is, my parents have very different financial situations. With my custodial parent, I was estimated to get enough grant aid that I could afford the school, but my noncustodial parents’ finances make it so I would receive little to no grant aid. My question is that since one of my parents is determined to have enough money to afford the tuition in its entirety, would financial aid likely give nothing, or would I still be able to get a little bit of grant aid because of my other parent?

I know this is entirely based on estimates, as I haven’t yet applied, but I would prefer to have some idea of what it would cost going into the application process. Thank you!