Apply for Financial Aid

2025 – 2026

Apply for financial aid for the 2025– 2026 academic year.

• Fall Semester – August 2025 – December 2025
• Spring – January 2026-May 2026
• Summer – May 2026-July 2026

Awards are made upon eligibility and availability of funds.

Federal Deadline to complete: The FAFSA form must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time (CT) on June 30, 2026.
Corrections or Updates: Any corrections or updates must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sept. 13, 2026.

2024 – 2025

Apply for financial aid for the 2024– 2025 academic year.

• Fall Semester – August 24-December 2024
• Spring – January 2025-May 2025
• Summer – May 2025- July 2026

Awards are made upon eligibility and availability of funds.

Federal Deadline to complete: The FAFSA form had to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on June 30, 2025.
Corrections or Updates: Any corrections or updates must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sept. 14, 2025.

When preparing to fill out your financial aid application, you might need the following information or documents:

• Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA form)
• Your parents’ Social Security numbers, if you’re a dependent student
• Your driver’s license number, if you have one
• Your Alien Registration number, if you’re not a U.S. citizen
• Your Federal tax information or tax returns including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you’re married), and for your parents if you’re a dependent student:
  • IRS 1040 from the applicable year
  • Foreign tax return
  • Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia or Palau

Priority Completion Dates for FAFSA Submission

• Fall semester: June 1
• Spring semester: Oct. 10
• Summer semester: April 15

You may still submit your FAFSA after these dates, however, you may be responsible for paying your tuition if your financial aid file isn’t completed by the tuition due date.

How to Complete the FAFSA

Resources

Federal Financial Aid Overview

How to Create an FSA ID

How to Complete the FAFSA

Understand and Prepare FAFSA® Form Contributors (YouTube video)

Gather Information Required To Complete the FAFSA® Form (YouTube video)

Applying for Financial Aid With the FAFSA® Form (YouTube video)

Create and Access Your StudentAid.gov Account (YouTube video)

Financial Aid FAQ

Glossary of Financial Aid Terms

COA’s Net Price Calculator

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