The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is used by all schools that participate in the federal direct loan program. The United States currently has more than 4,000 schools that use the FAFSA. The web is loaded with resources to determine which schools use it and which don’t.
The FAFSA can be used by practically any type of school. This includes state colleges and universities, community colleges, trade schools, technical schools, art schools, health services schools, automotive education centers, online colleges and universities, and many other types of schools and programs. In fact, there are even equestrian/farrier schools and massage therapy schools that now participate in the federal direct loan program, and therefore will also use a FAFSA. There are comprehensive lists available both on the Department of Education' web site and on tons of web-related sources, but these are all sort of redundant. Chances are great that the school you will be applying to uses the FAFSA to determine eligibility for certain types of federal student aid.
The easiest and fastest way to find out is to simply go to the website of the school/s you wish to attend. Click on each school’s financial aid link, and you’ll quickly discover whether that school uses the FAFSA or not. Remember that federal student aid is only available by filling out the universal Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Besides, chances are that if you’re looking to fill out a FAFSA, you wouldn’t want to attend the schools that don’t utilize this form anyway.
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