Questions and Answers About FAFSA Completion Data 
Below are questions we ve heard about the Completion by High School and Public School District">data we provide on FAFSA completion by high school. 

Basics 


Missing or Duplicate High Schools 


Low Completion Totals 


Technical and Analytical 


Basics 


What is the source of data? 
The source of the data is the U.S. Department of Education's Central Processing System. 

What years of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submission and completion data are available? 
Federal Student Aid releases data for the current 2018 19 cycle and provides a side - by - side comparison of the previous 2017 18 cycle. We also have an archive that contains data files from the 2017 18 cycle comparing it to the past 2016 17 cycle. Each file has the previous cycle data through the same date in the prior year as well as the 6-month and 12-month numbers for the previous cycle. Only numbers of submitted and completed FAFSA forms are available. No personally identifiable information for any FAFSA filer will be shared through this process. Email us at HSFAFSA@ed.gov if you see data that is inaccurate and/or you have suggestions for improvement. We welcome your input. 

What is the difference between a submitted and a completed FAFSA form? 
Submitted applications reflect all FAFSA forms submitted by students at that high school. These applications , however , can be subsequently rejected by the Central Processing System if they are missing key pieces of information. The applications that are not rejected are referred to as completed applications. Completed applications , therefore , are a subset of all submitted applications. If a FAFSA form is submitted but not complete , the student will receive an email from the Department of Education asking him or her to correct the FAFSA form. A completed FAFSA form is necessary to determine eligibility for federal student aid and often other forms of financial aid. 

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user: What are some of the most common FAFSA completion data questions and answers?

assistant: You can check on our website some of the questions we've heard about the FAFSA completion by High School and Public School district data.

user: Can you give me some examples?

user: with its respective answer, please.

assistant: one of the questions is: What is the difference between a submitted and a completed FAFSA form?. And the answer is that submitted applications reflect all FAFSA forms submitted by students at a particular high school, while completed forms are all the FAFSA forms that weren't rejected due to some missing key information after being revised by the Central Processing System.

assistant: Do you want to know what happens with the FAFSA forms that are submitted but not completed?

user: No, thanks.

user: Can you tell me what years of FAFSA submission and completion data are available to check?

assistant: Currently, the Federal Student Aid releases data for the 2018-19 cycle and provides a side-by-side comparison of the previous 2017-18 cycle. There's also an archive that contains data files from the 2017-18 cycle comparing it to the past 2016-17 cycle.

user: What kind of information are available through these files?

assistant: Only the number of submitted and completed FAFSA forms. No personally identifiable information for any FAFSA filer is shared.