FAFSA
Complete your FAFSA
The FAFSA is officially open for both the 2024–2025 and 2025-2026 academic year!
You need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year you attend ASU. The FAFSA will determine how much federal financial aid you’re eligible for.
How do I submit my FAFSA?
To file your FAFSA, go to StudentAid.gov.
Your FAFSA application will ask you things such as your family’s income and how many people are in your family. These questions help determine how much aid you’re eligible for. You have to submit a FAFSA every year because circumstances can change. But don’t worry, it takes only about 30 minutes to fill out the FAFSA application and there are plenty of resources to help you. Start with this FAFSA guide.
You and your contributors will need their Student Aid.gov accounts, or FSA IDs. Watch this video for more information.
The FAFSA will automatically import your tax information. If you did not file taxes or have other income including assets or untaxed income have those documents readily available.
- Bank statements and records if applicable
- W-2s and other records of money earned from the prior-prior tax year.
- Record of untaxed income (if applicable).
Frequently asked questions
ASU’s Federal School Code is 001081.
There are no income requirements to be considered for federal student aid. Many factors beyond income are important to determine eligibility, so we recommend that all students complete a FAFSA to be considered for the maximum amount of aid.
Yes, students can file a FAFSA to receive financial aid for graduate school. Graduate students are considered independent and do not have to report parent or guardian earnings to be eligible for federal student aid.
Most international students are not eligible to receive federal student aid, but there are opportunities to find private aid, such as scholarships. The FAFSA is open to U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens.
Arizona Proposition 308 grants in-state tuition status to eligible students that are not U.S. citizens and are not residing in the United States on a visa. Students must also attend an Arizona high school for at least 2 years and graduate from an Arizona high school.
If you are an eligible noncitizen due to Prop 308, you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA (see FAFSA eligibility requirements). However, you can still be evaluated for aid at ASU by completing the CSS Profile.
CSS Profile: CSS Profile is an online application used by colleges to award nonfederal institutional aid. The tool helps us determine eligibility and understand your specific financial situation. CSS Profile is available to qualifying domestic noncitizens who are unable to complete the FAFSA. ASU's CSS Code is 4007.
Please note: If you are eligible to submit the FAFSA, do not submit a CSS Profile application.
A Contributor is someone who is required to provide information on a student’s FAFSA form. Watch this video to understand Who is a Contributor.
This can include:
- The student.
- The student’s biological or adopted parents.
- The student’s spouse.
- The parent’s spouse.
Having someone listed as a Contributor on the FAFSA form does not imply financial responsibility for the student’s education cost.
The parent that is included on the FAFSA as a Contributor should be the parent that provides the most financial support to the student.
Go to studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch and follow the steps to create an account. The student and the Contributor will each need their Social Security number, a valid email address and a phone number in order to complete the identity verification steps. Watch this video for a step by step explanation.
Yes — Contributors that do not have a Social Security number will still need to create a FSA ID. Follow these steps to create an FSA ID without a Social Security number.
- Go to studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch and select Get Started.
- Complete your personal information, including a valid email address.
- Select I do not have a Social Security number.
- A warning will pop up — click Continue without a SSN.
- Input the required personal information, ensuring you provide a valid email address and phone number.
- Confirm that all information is correct and set up two-step factor verification for future access.
Please note: Contributors without social security numbers are required to manually input FAFSA information when completing the FAFSA form.
Each Contributor must provide consent on the FAFSA or the FAFSA will be incomplete and you will not be eligible for financial aid.
What happens after I submit my FAFSA?
We may need help confirming information on your FAFSA so you get the right financial aid. This is called ‘verification,’ and it’s a common thing. If we need more information, you’ll be contacted. We hit pause on processing your financial aid during this time but start up again after you’ve submitted the documents we need.
ASU FAFSA calendar and deadlines
December 1
FAFSA opens
The FAFSA opens for the following year. The earlier you submit, the more financial aid you’re likely to get. Get started on yours as soon as possible.
January 15
FAFSA priority date
Submit your FAFSA before ASU's priority filing date of Jan. 15 to maximize the amount of aid you receive. Eligible students who apply by this date have a greater chance of receiving need-based aid.
Which FAFSA year?
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