What is a Student Aid Report?
The United States Department of Education will process your FAFSA and will send you your Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR will reflect the information that you submitted on your FAFSA. If there are no questions or problems with your application, your SAR will provide you with your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) located in the upper right-hand corner. Your EFC will be used in determining your eligibility for federal student aid and some institutional aid. Your SAR also will tell you if you have been selected for verification.
The U. S. Department of Education will process your electronic FAFSA in approximately one week. You will then receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) by email. 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 school code of the college you would like to attend on your FAFSA, so that the school may electronically receive your SAR.
After you file your FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education will process it in approximately four weeks. Then, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) in the mail. 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), the number used in determining your eligibility for federal Student aid. List Texas Southern University (Code 003642) on your FAFSA so that will also receive a copy of your SAR.
The SAR, or Student Aid Report, summarizes the information you report on your FAFSA. The schools you list on your application can request electronic copies of your SAR and use the information to determine if you are eligible for federal financial aid. The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is printed on the front of the SAR. Filing electronically is the fastest way to receive your processed results. When filing electronically you are able to provide a valid and current e-mail address and sign the application electronically using a U.S. Department of Education PIN. Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to apply for Federal financial aid.
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