What is the CSS Profile?
The CSS PROFILE is a program through the College Board-a national, nonprofit association of schools and school systems, colleges and universities, and educational organizations. Many colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and scholarship programs use the information collected on PROFILE to help them award nonfederal student aid funds. The College Board does not award scholarship money or other financial aid. The application is customized for you based on the colleges you are applying to. By completing the PROFILE, you are able to give a complete picture of your family’s financial circumstances, including explanations about special circumstances. The PROFILE requires a student to register for the application based on the colleges to which they will apply. Only about 300 colleges participate in the PROFILE program. The registration and application can be completed online ONLY and there is a fee for the application and additional school reports. Waivers are available b
