Filing the FAFSA

2024 First-Year Confirmation Deadline Extended

In light of delays in the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout, the Admissions Office has extended the enrollment deposit deadline for admitted first-year applicants to June 17, 2024. Ready to commit to Seattle University? Claim your spot by completing the Admissions Response Form in your Redhawk Admissions Portal!

File a FAFSA Every Year

A FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) must be filed for EACH YEAR a student wants to be considered for financial aid eligibility.

The 2024-2025 FAFSA opened on December 31, 2023 and will ask for financial data from two years ago. To learn more about updates for the 2024-25 FAFSA, please visit our updates page.

Students and their families can file the FAFSA online via studentaid.gov/fafsa. We recommend fall applicants apply by March 4 to receive a financial aid offer as soon as possible. Although some funds are limited, Seattle University recognizes the current challenges students and families are facing with the FAFSA form. As such, we welcome and encourage FAFSAs submitted after March 4.

Select the correct version of the FAFSA to complete as each year two versions of the FAFSA are available: the current academic year and the upcoming academic year.

New and incoming students

New students must be admitted to the university and have completed the FAFSA (including any additional information requested by SU) before a financial aid award can be prepared. To be considered for institutional aid, new students must submit their FAFSA by March 4 or within 30 days of admission if admitted after January 1st.

Continuing Students

Continuing students should complete the FAFSA and provide any additional information requested by Student Financial Services in order for an award to be prepared for them. Students wishing to be considered only for the non-need-based academic scholarship received in the prior year and for which they have met all the requirements for continuation, may be exempt from this requirement.

All Students

Student Financial Services strives to distribute financial aid award letters to new freshmen students in mid-March, to entering transfer students in mid-April and to continuing undergraduate students and all graduate students, new and continuing, in May.

Why Doesn't Seattle University Have My FAFSA?

Some common reasons why Seattle University may not have your FAFSA include:

Missing social security number. SU needs your SSN to connect your student application information with the FAFSA and to view your FAFSA application. Please contact Student Financial Services to add your SSN information.
Missing school code. SU may be missing from your school section on the FAFSA. Log in to make a FAFSA correction and include SU using school code 003790.
FAFSA completed for incorrect academic year. Be sure you have completed the FAFSA for the correct academic year. Students beginning in the 2024 fall quarter should complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA.

FAFSA Filing Tips

Seattle University School Code: 003790
Select the correct version of the FAFSA to complete.
BOTH students and parents must consent to receive federal financial aid.
Consent using your FSA ID. The FSA ID is your username and password for the FAFSA and is required for students and contributors, if applicable, to provide consent and approval to the access, disclosure, and use of federal tax information (FTI) in evaluating an applicant’s eligibility for federal financial aid. You can apply for an FSA ID online. Remember: a dependent student's FAFSA requires that both the student and their contributor on the FAFSA have an FSA ID and provide consent.
Meet the Seattle University March 4 priority award offer notification deadline. Seattle University recognizes the current challenges students and families are facing with the FAFSA form. As such, we welcome and encourage FAFSAs submitted after March 4.
The FAFSA asks for financial data from two years ago. This allows many students and families who have filed their taxes to electronically retrieve their tax data from the IRS database using the IRS Direct Data Exchange.
FAFSA RESULTS. You will receive an email acknowledgement from FAFSA letting you know your application has been processed and will be forwarded on to the schools listed. After SU process your FAFSA, you will also get an email from our office with more detailed information.