Roughly 1.1 million high school seniors submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid through late February, down 38% compared to the same time last year, according to a recent analysis from the National College Attainment Network.
About 26.4% of the class of 2024 submitted the FAFSA through Feb. 23. But an even lower share of students attending low-income public high schools, 22.5%, sent in the form by that date. About 47.1% fewer seniors at these high schools submitted the form by late February compared to the last cycle.
The dropping submissions rates come after the U.S. Department of Education made the FAFSA available about three months later than usual in order to streamline the form...
Full story at https://www.highereddive.com/news/fafsa-submissions-down-high-school-seniors/709686/.
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