As of Tuesday morning, 167,000 applications had been successfully submitted. “The 2025-26 FAFSA form is ready for prime time and is available both online and on paper,” Cardona said.

As of Tuesday morning, 167,000 applications had been successfully submitted. "The 2025-26 FAFSA form is ready for prime time and is available both online and on paper," Cardona said.

After a disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA form in January, the U.S. Department of Education is taking precautionary measures to avoid another fiasco.

The Brief The FAFSA application to receive college financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year is officially open. It comes a year after the botched rollout of a new form last year delayed the ...

The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.

After last year’s botched rollout of a new application, the FAFSA form is now available to a select number of students – including a few in Dallas – while most must wait until Dec. 1.

FAFSA is officially out, and everyone is cautiously optimistic After a turbulent rollout of last year’s financial aid form, Education Department hopes rigorous piloting this time around will ...

The 2025-26 FAFSA opened on Nov. 18 after two months of beta testing. The process is smooth, and students should submit their forms ASAP to get the most financial aid possible.

In December 2020, Congress voted to overhaul the <u>FAFSA</u>. The changes were intended to make the form easier to fill out and expand access to federal student aid for students who need it most.

After a disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA form in January, the U.S. Department of Education is taking precautionary measures to avoid another fiasco.

FAFSA completion, freshman enrollment both down this year Overall FAFSA completion nationally is down about 2% year-over-year, Keller said, but FAFSAs received by high school seniors are down by 9%.