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PublicationDate: 3/27/96
Summary: 1996-97 FAFSA Processing - Announcement #19
Author: ODAS - Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary - SFA


Announcement # 19 -- March 27, 1996

This is announcement number 19 in a series for financial aid
administrators. For information on individual applications, parents
and students should contact 319-337-5665.


1996-97 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Processing Status Report

A. Status of Applications as of March 26, 1996.


No./Percent. Expected
FAFSA No. of Paper of Paper Apps. Date to
Receipt Date Apps. Rec'd. Processed Complete
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Jan 1 - Jan 31 437,727 428,197 (98%) Mar 25
Feb 1 - Feb 15 697,961 630,335 (91%) Mar 31*
Feb 16 - Feb 29 870,131 475,402 (55%) Mar 31*
SUBTOTAL: 2,005,819 1,533,934 (76%)

Mar 1 - Mar 15 1,017,180 126,871 (13%) Apr 15*
Mar 16 - Mar 31 454,156 4,026 (1%)
TOTAL 3,477,155 1,664,831 (48%)

* These reflect the date that the Department expects all paper
applications with these receipt dates to have been entered and
processed by the Central Processing System.