What is a Student Aid Report (SAR)?
A Student Aid Report is the analysis of the data you reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Student Aid Report has your calculated Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on it, and that number is used to determine your eligibility for financial aid. You will receive your Student Aid Report shortly after filing the FAFSA. This will be sent to you electronically if you provided a current and valid email address on your FAFSA. A paper SAR will be mailed to students that do not provide a valid email address. Around the same time, Northern State University will receive an electronic version of this report from the federal processor, and once NSU receives this we can determine your financial aid award.
If you file your FAFSA on the Web, the U. S. Department of Education will process your FAFSA online with in two to three business days. If you complete the paper application allow five weeks for processing. You will then receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). If you file your FAFSA online and provided an e-mail address on your FAFSA, the Federal Processing Center will send you an e-mail informing you to review the results of your SAR. The SAR will reflect the information from your application and, if there are no questions or problems with your application, your SAR will provide your expected family contribution (EFC). This is the number used in determining your eligibility for federal student aid. Be sure to list the University of Mississippi Federal Title IV code (002440) on you FAFSA so that we may electronically receive your SAR.
After filing a FAFSA, you will receive a secure link to view your student aid report (SAR) online. This document lists all of the information you provided and gives you a chance to review that information for accuracy. If you have any changes/corrections to make to your SAR, the corrections may be made online as www.fafsa.ed.gov.
The Student Aid Report (SAR) summarizes the information you report on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After completing the FAFSA, you will receive an email notifying you that you can view your SAR online. Review it carefully to make sure there are no errors. The schools you list on your FAFSA will be sent an electronic version of your SAR.
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