How Have Fafsa Submissions Differed During Covid-19

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ID9733227
AuthorsOded Gurantz (0000-0002-7101-3322, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo, corresponding author), Christopher Wielga (0009-0009-1978-2106, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo)
Year2021
Volume50
Issue4
Pages256-260
Publication date2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x21992059
OpenAlexW3128992244
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

We examine changes in California’s FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) applications during the COVID-19 crisis. There was little change in applications for high school graduates due to an early deadline for state aid. After the deadline—from early March to mid-August—FAFSA applications of potential college freshmen declined 14%, relative to prior years. Although there were initial declines in applications among more experienced undergraduates and graduate students, these quickly rebounded and were 8% higher relative to prior years. FAFSA applications increased more in counties that had larger increases in unemployment insurance claims but declined more in zip codes that were lower income or were more heavily Black and Hispanic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Medical education · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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