2024-2025 FAFSA
There is still time to complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA!
If you haven't already done so, there’s still time to submit the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and receive financial aid for the upcoming school year. To complete it online, visit fafsa.gov and be sure to add Kent State’s FAFSA code: 003051. You can also visit our 2024-2025 FAFSA website for more information and sign up for a to receive assistance.
We will update the 2024-2025 FAFSA Updates section below as additional information is made available so that we can continue to educate students, families, and our campus community on the new processes.
UPDATED OFFER TIMELINE
- Financial Aid offers will start to be sent beginning April 30th. To be awarded federal and state financial aid, your FAFSA must be received and complete with no outstanding requirements.
- New student offers will begin on April 30.
- College of Podiatric Medicine students will begin in early May.
- Returning Student Awarding will start in early May with students enrolled in summer awarded first. Students will be notified via email.
- Returning students should verify their FAFSA is received by Kent State as soon as possible.
- Returning students should complete Enrollment Plans via FlashLine, if they are not yet complete.
- If you haven't submitted the 2024-25 FAFSA, please do so now and add Kent State University’s code, 003051. We strongly encourage all students to submit the 2024-25 FAFSA because it's required for most financial aid opportunities and the FAFSA formula has changed, which means more students may be eligible.
- If you believe Kent State should have received your FAFSA, please log in and on the FAFSA dashboard now.
There are a few reasons why your FAFSA may not have been sent to us:
- Kent State’s school code was not provided on your FAFSA.
- The incorrect 2023-24 FAFSA was submitted instead of the 2024-25 FAFSA.
- Consent is required but was not provided on the FAFSA.
- Required signatures are missing from the FAFSA.
UPDATED FAFSA TIMELINE
- Important reminder for students attending summer
- Students attending summer should complete their 24-25 FAFSA as soon as possible.
- Returning students should complete Enrollment Plans via FlashLine, if they are not yet complete.
- Summer Payment Due Dates
- More information about how to receive financial aid in the summer.
- You may receive your summer bill before financial aid has been awarded for summer.
- December-March 15, 2024
- You can still submit your FAFSA after March 15.
- Complete FAFSA at if you have not done so.
- Check status of FAFSA to verify it is complete for all contributors.
- As long as you submitted the FAFSA by March 15, you have met our deadline, even if you need to add our school code later.
- FAFSA Submission Summary information will be sent by the U.S. Department of Education to students by early April (soft launch)
- Corrections to a submitted FAFSA can be made in the coming weeks once you have been notified by Federal Student Aid.
- Watch your email for your FAFSA submission summary to review your FAFSA information that was processed.
- FAFSA will be sent to Kent State University by the U.S. Department of Education by early April in batches.
- We will notify students when we receive your FAFSA.
- Financial Aid will begin sending Offer Letters to new students in April.
Financial Aid will begin processing financial aid for continuing students in students in early May.
New FAFSA FAQs and Tips
View specific questions and answers regarding the 2024-2025 FAFSA on our FAQ page.
View the resource from Federal Student Aid that gives FAFSA applicants and contributors tips to help them successfully complete and submit the 2024–25 FAFSA form.
The 2024-2025 FAFSA is OPEN!
You are now able to submit your 2024-2025 FAFSA. This is for students attending Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
More Information on the 2024-2025 FAFSA
You can also explore videos provided by Federal Student Aid (FSA) about the new FAFSA process.