2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Transferred FTI	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated No Output	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Manual	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Regular Transferred FTI	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary No Output	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Manual FTI	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2027-2028 Incarcerated Student FAFSA	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
FAFSA 2027-2028 Regular	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Public Comment Responses_FAFSA_1845-0001.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-05-20	Available
Supporting Statement_FAFSA_1845-0001.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-05-20	Available
2027-2028 Data Elements and Justification_1845-0001.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-05-20	Available
2027-2028 Landing page_1845-0001.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-05-20	Available
2027-2028 Data Elements and Justification_1845-0001.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-05-20	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Transferred FTI
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated No Output
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Manual
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Regular Transferred FTI
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary No Output
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Manual FTI
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	2027-2028 Incarcerated Student FAFSA
195111	2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	FAFSA 2027-2028 Regular

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0001	ICR Reference No: 202602-1845-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202507-1845-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2026-SCC-0199
Title: 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/26/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	32,946,253	31,791,647
Time Burden (Hours)	16,065,539	20,412,753
Cost Burden (Dollars)	96,328	0

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Abstract: Section 483, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), mandates that the Secretary of Education “…shall produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial reporting forms as described in this subsection to be used for application and reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of a student for financial assistance...”. The determination of need and eligibility are for the following Title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS)); the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education (hereafter “the Department”), subsequently developed an application process to collect and process the data necessary to determine a student’s eligibility to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance. The application process involves an applicant’s submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). This is a request for revisions of a current information collection, and important changes to the FAFSA form are described separately in the 2027-2028 Summary of Enhancements document.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1090 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 6833	02/13/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 30621	05/26/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	FAFSA 2027-2028 Regular ,   2027-2028 Incarcerated Student FAFSA ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Manual FTI ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary No Output ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Regular Transferred FTI ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Manual ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated No Output ,   2027-2028 FAFSA Submission Summary Incarcerated Transferred FTI

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	32,946,253	31,791,647	0	1,154,606	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,065,539	20,412,753	0	-4,347,214	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	96,328	0	0	96,328	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total estimated burden for the 2027-2028 Federal Student Aid application is 16,065,539 hours. This is a decrease of 4,347,214 hours from the prior cycle year projection. The decrease is largely attributed to decreases in estimated time of completion rates for all categories of applicants.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $38,706,260

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/26/2026

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