https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/review-and-correct/fafsa-submission-summary

After your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA^®) form is submitted and processed, you can access your FAFSA Submission Summary—an electronic or paper document that summarizes the information you reported on your FAFSA form. It includes your estimated eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant and federal student loans, your Student Aid Index (SAI), and whether you’ve been selected for verification.

Make Sure Your FAFSA^® Form Was Processed

Check the status of your form by logging in to your StudentAid.gov account and selecting your FAFSA submission from the “My Activity” section of your account Dashboard.

If you submitted a paper FAFSA form, you can check its status after it has been processed. 

The status of your application will be one of the following:

• Draft: Your section of the FAFSA form is incomplete.
• In Progress: You provided your consent, approval, and signature to your section of the FAFSA form, but the FAFSA form has not been submitted yet.
• In Review: The FAFSA form was submitted but not processed yet.
• Action Required: You are missing your consent and approval or signature; or the FAFSA form was processed, but a correction is required.
• Processed: Your application was processed successfully. No further action is needed.
• Closed: Your FAFSA form was never submitted and can no longer be submitted because the federal FAFSA deadline passed.

Getting Your FAFSA Submission Summary

If you have a StudentAid.gov account and your FAFSA information has been processed, you can view your online FAFSA Submission Summary regardless of the method (online or on a FAFSA PDF) you used to file a FAFSA form. View your online FAFSA Submission Summary by

1. logging in to your StudentAid.gov account Dashboard,
2. selecting your processed FAFSA submission from the “My Activity” section, and
3. selecting “View FAFSA Submission Summary.”

The college(s) or career/trade school(s) you list on your FAFSA form will have access to your FAFSA data electronically within a day after it is processed.

Info in the FAFSA Submission Summary

At the top of your online FAFSA Submission Summary, under the “Eligibility Overview” tab, you’ll see the date your application was received, the date your application was processed, and a four-digit Data Release Number.

If your FAFSA form is complete and fully processed, your estimated federal student aid and SAI will display under the “Eligibility Overview” tab of your online FAFSA Submission Summary. If your FAFSA Submission Summary indicates action required, it won’t include your estimated federal student aid and SAI. Instead, your FAFSA Submission Summary will request information that you must provide before we can determine your eligibility for federal student aid.

Your FAFSA Submission Summary may also contain a note indicating that you’ve been selected for verification. If you’ve been selected for verification, there will be an asterisk by your SAI. Find out what to do if you’ve been selected for verification.

Under the “FAFSA Form Answers” tab, you’ll see the answers that you and, if applicable, your contributor(s) provided on your FAFSA form. Federal tax information from the IRS won’t display.

Under the “School Information” tab, you’ll see information about the schools that you selected to receive your FAFSA information. You can compare the graduation rate, retention rate, transfer rate, default rate, median debt upon completion, and average annual cost of your selected schools.

Under the “Next Steps” tab, you’ll see any comments that pertain to your FAFSA form. Some comments may require you to start a correction or send additional documentation to the college or career school you plan to attend. Other comments may be informational and do not require any further action.

Your FAFSA Submission Summary is not a financial aid offer. Unlike the FAFSA Submission Summary, which provides high-level estimates of your eligibility for federal student aid, a financial aid offer tells you exactly what financial aid you’re eligible to receive at a particular college or career school. Most schools will wait to send you a financial aid offer until after they accept you for admission.

Reviewing the FAFSA Submission Summary

Review your FAFSA Submission Summary carefully to make sure it’s correct. The college(s) or career school(s) you listed on your FAFSA form will use your information to determine your eligibility for federal—and possibly nonfederal—financial aid. A school may ask you to verify the accuracy of your FAFSA data, so you need to be sure the information is correct.

Use the checklist and comments under the “Next Steps” tab to make sure all your issues are resolved. If you need assistance, contact the financial aid office at the college or career school you plan to attend.

If you don’t have any changes to make to the information listed on your FAFSA Submission Summary, just keep it for your records.

What To Do If You Find a Mistake

If you review your FAFSA Submission Summary and find a mistake, you’ll need to correct or update your online FAFSA form.