Episode
Education Department Says 10 Million FAFSA Forms Complete
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- Apr 3, 2026
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- 344
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Education announced that more than 10 million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms for the 2026-27 academic year have been completed and processed this application cycle. That represents a 17% increase over the number of applications completed at this point during the previous year and a 487% jump compared to two years ago, when the Biden Administration’s botched rollout of a redesigned FAFSA form left millions of families waiting months for processing. The Department credited the improvement to what it called "the earliest FAFSA launch in history".