Over 9,000 more Indiana high school seniors completed the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) on time in 2015 compared to 2014, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) announced today. This is an increase of 12 percentage points, from 66 percent of all public and private high school seniors in 2014 to 78 percent of all high school seniors in 2015.
“Gains of this magnitude deserve to be celebrated and recognized,” Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers said. “Indiana’s school counselors, college advisors and community partners—as well as students and their families—should be commended for their efforts to increase the number of Hoosiers who qualify for college financial aid.”
About $300 million in state financial aid for college is available this year for Indiana students who qualify by Indiana’s March 10 filing deadline.
