Is FAFSA Down?

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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form completed by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid
https://www.fafsa.gov/


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This chart above shows error reports submitted in the past 24 hours (one day) compared to the recent average over similar days. The status of is marked as "down" when the number of reported errors is significantly higher than the average errors.



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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form completed by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid. The FAFSA is different than CSS Profile, which is also required by some colleges. The CSS is a fee-based product of the College Board and is usually used by the colleges to distribute their own institutional funding rather than federal or state funding.

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What should I do if FAFSA is unavailable?
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Refresh
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Check if access to FAFSA is blocked
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Clear browser cache and cookies
Try clearing your browser cache and cookies and change the IP address of the computer by disconnecting and reconnecting the internet. Then try to access FAFSA again.
DNS Cache
To clear the DNS cache on your computer, look up instructions for your specific operating system online. Then try to access the FAFSA site again.
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