Approximately 400 independent [private] colleges/universities and organizations use the CSS profile to determine how they will award institutional [school-funded] aid.
Available October 1st each year, this profile collects more comprehensive income, asset, and household information than the FAFSA.
You must provide information from your “prior-prior” year income. → 2023 for 2025-2026 Academic Year ←
✅ No application fee for income under $100,000
✅ All others, $25 for the first application and $16 for each additional
Click here for link to application 🔗
Link to creating a parent account [i.e. custodial, noncustodial, divorced, separated] 🔗
** IMPORTANT NOTE **
The College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile may be highly recommended or required by some colleges/universities, but not all.
Please make sure to check the institution’s website or for emails they may have sent, requesting you complete it.