FAFSA

As of May 23, Indiana ranked 11th for FAFSA completions nationwide.

The bipartisan act would require the U.S. Department of Education to release the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on Oct. 1 each year.

The U.S. Department of Education opened the FAFSA form to all students ahead of schedule. Unlike the last FAFSA cycle, the application should be easier to complete in almost all cases.

Thousands of Hoosier students could see lower state college financial aid under a recommendation approved by the Commission for Higher Education Thursday.

Although the federal student aid application won’t open up until later this year, multiple Indiana-focused initiatives seek to increase college applications.

After last year’s chaotic rollout of what was supposed to be a simplified process, the U.S. Department of Education said FAFSA won’t be available to the public until Dec. 1.

Indiana high school and college students submitted 247,487 applications as of July 5.

As of June 21, only about 45% of high school seniors completed the FAFSA, according to data from the National College Attainment Network.

After a chaotic rollout from the U.S. Department of Education last fall, Ivy Tech and IU financial aid professionals will guide students through the process.

The federal government is rolling out a new version of the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, that’s supposed to be simpler. But federal lawmakers describe it as a “disaster” and a “crisis.”