Publication Date: September 14, 2007

Author: William Leith, Acting General Manager, Application, Operations and Delivery Services, Federal Student Aid

Summary: Number of Applications Received by State for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008

Posted on 09-14-2007

The attached reports provide a count of Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSAs) received by the Central Processing System (CPS) from each state for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 award years. The reports, posted in both Excel and PDF, identify the source of those applications (i.e. paper, electronic, or Web) and display figures for both dependent and independent students. In addition, the number of applications received from each state is further broken down by the language of the application (English or Spanish) as well as by the preparer of the application (student or financial aid administrator).

The state value is obtained from the applicant's answers to the state of legal residence questions on the FAFSA (question 18 for the student and question 67 for the parent). Each report begins with data for a state of legal residence that is blank, which identifies applicants that did not provide an answer to question 18 or 67.

We have provided reports for the second quarter of 2007-2008, the identical quarter of 2006-2007 (so you may compare 2007-2008 processing with data from the same time last year), and all cycle-to-date processing for 2006-2007. Please see each report for the specific dates used to run the report.

Note:

• The total number of applications on these reports only includes initial (01) transactions, which excludes corrections.

• The reports do include rejected 01 transactions.

• The column "Electronic Original Student Entry" refers to the submission of FAFSA data using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) process.

If you have any questions, please contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947 (TDD/TTY 800/511-5806) or by e-mail at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.

Attachments/Enclosures:

2007-2008 Applications for the Current Quarter in PDF Format, 436KB, 45 pages

2007-2008 Applications for the Current Quarter in Microsoft Excel Format, 408KB

2006-2007 Applications for the Identical Quarter in PDF Format, 463KB, 44 pages

2006-2007 Applications for the Identical Quarter in Microsoft Excel Format, 408KB

2006-2007 Applications for the Cycle-to-Date in PDF Format, 474KB, 46 pages

2006-2007 Applications for the Cycle-to-Date in Microsoft Excel Format, 408KB