2023-2024 Financial Aid Document Deadline Dates

 EARLY DECISION I -  due NOVEMBER 15
  • CSS Profile  (Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
  • 2023-2024 FAFSA
  • 2021 Tax Documents (signed) uploaded to IDOC. This includes all W-2s, all schedules as well as business schedules for S-Corporations (Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 for 1120S) and Partnerships (Form 1065, Schedule K-1 for 1065).
  • Financial Aid notification date:  December 15.
EARLY DECISION II - due JANUARY 15
  • CSS Profile  (Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
  • 2023-2024 FAFSA
  • 2021 Tax Documents (signed) uploaded to IDOC. This includes all W-2s, all schedules as well as business schedules for S-Corporations (Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 for 1120S) and Partnerships (Form 1065, Schedule K-1 for 1065).
  • Financial Aid notification date:  February 15.
REGULAR DECISION - due JANUARY 15
  • CSS Profile  (Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
  • 2023-2024 FAFSA
  • 2021 Tax Documents (signed) uploaded to IDOC. This includes all W-2s, all schedules as well as business schedules for S-Corporations (Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 for 1120S) and Partnerships (Form 1065, Schedule K-1 for 1065).
  • Financial Aid notification date:  April 1.
RETURNING & TRANSFER STUDENTS (U.S. Citizens) -  due APRIL 1
  • CSS Profile (Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
  • 2023-2024 FAFSA
  • 2021 Tax Documents (signed) uploaded to IDOC. This includes all W-2s, all schedules as well as business schedules for S-Corporations (Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 for 1120S) and Partnerships (Form 1065, Schedule K-1 for 1065).
  • Financial Aid notification date:  June 30.

The Financial Aid Applications

CSS Profile

Administered by the College Board, the CSS Profile is an online application for INSTITUTIONAL need-based aid from Franklin & Marshall College. The first application is $25 and reports to additional schools are $16 each. The CSS Profile Overview below will provide helpful tips and resources to assist you with the form. F&M's CSS Profile Code is 2261.

Complete the PROFILE

FAFSA

The FAFSA is an online application for FEDERAL student aid and there is NO FEE to apply.  Franklin & Marshall's FAFSA School Code is 003265.

Complete the FAFSA

IDOC

The College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) is a secured website and our required method for you to upload all of your tax documents and other supplemental financial aid forms. We encourage you to view the "Your Guide To IDOC" below. It will show you how to navigate and successfully upload your documents via IDOC.

Why We Use IDOC
CSS Profile Overview
YOUR GUIDE TO IDOC

Financial Aid Package Notifications

  • FIRST YEAR and TRANSFER STUDENTS  admitted to Franklin &Marshall College and who qualify for need-based financial aid will receive an aid package letter electronically from the Office of Financial Aid included with their notification from the Office of Admission. The letter outlines each type and amount of offered financial assistance.
  • RETURNING STUDENTS will be reviewed for financial aid at the end of the Spring semester, after Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) has been determined. Students must be making SAP in order to receive federal and institutional need-based aid funds. Financial aid notifications will be sent electronically to returning students in late June.