The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors nationwide on Thursday.
FILE - FAFSA website is seen on Adjovi Golo's laptop at DePaul University in Chicago, Aug. 28, 2024.WASHINGTON — The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors nationwide on Thursday, a year after a. It’s opening to the public later than the traditional Oct. 1 start date, but far sooner than last year’s late January launch. The department promised this year’s form by Dec. 1.
Through four rounds of testing, more than 140,000 students have submitted the form, and their information has been sent to more than 5,200 colleges, the department said. The federal government uses student applications to determine their eligibility for financial aid, and colleges and states use it to. This fall, U.S. colleges saw a 5% decrease in freshmen enrollment over the previous year, and it was deeper at colleges with large numbers of low-income students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse.
This week the Senate and House unanimously passed legislation requiring the Education Department to make the FAFSA available no later than Oct. 1.
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