Financial Aid

Filing Requirements and Deadlines

All students will be able to file the 2019-20 FAFSA beginning Oct. 1, 2018, at www.fafsa.gov.

Status	FAFSA Available	Priority Deadline
Incoming first-year students	Oct. 1	In conjunction with your admission application deadline
Incoming transfer students	Oct. 1	In conjunction with your admission application deadline
Current students	Oct. 1	April 1

For more information about filing the FAFSA, click the appropriate link below.

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Incoming first-year students

Oct. 1

In conjunction with your admission application deadline

Incoming transfer students

Oct. 1

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Current students

Oct. 1

April 1

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