FAFSA

New research finds that the share of low-income students completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has recovered to near pre-pandemic levels, but FAFSA completion among middle-income students…

The state of Washington plans to offer automatic financial aid to students from low-income families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits so they can attend college without filing…

U.S. colleges and student advocacy groups are working to engage and advise international and undocumented students and students from mixed-status families before President-elect Trump returns for his second term.

In a recent survey of private nonprofit colleges, most reported that the troubled rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid made their incoming first-year classes “more difficult…

The Department of Education hopes to improve students’ experiences with the new 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), but some are still struggling with the fallout from the…

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid began its first phase of testing on Oct. 1 with around 1,000 high school seniors. Experts hope the approach will lead to a…

College applicants have encountered problems during the “soft launch” of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, leaving students and their families worried they will not receive…

A much-anticipated redesign of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has delayed the form’s release this aid cycle, creating uncertainty for colleges, counselors, and families alike.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid completions were up 4.6% as of July 1 compared to last year—gains partly attributed to a rebound in FAFSA filings among low-income students and…

The number of FAFSA filings for 2022-23 fell by nearly 9% compared to a year ago, even as the number of new filings increased.