2024/2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The FAFSA for the 2024/2025 academic year will be available on December 31, 2023.
All students applying for financial aid for the 2024/2025 academic year, which starts August 27, 2024, should complete the form by our priority application date of March 15, 2024.
2024/2025 Admits
Please make sure you have completed a 2024/2025, FAFSA at studentaid.gov and included the TCNJ school code on the form, 00264200.
Due to the many FAFSA changes being implemented for 2024/2025, estimated award notices for new students will be delayed this year. Our plan is to have estimated awards available in mid-May.
2024/2025 FAFSA Updates
The 2024/2025 FAFSA, available on December 31, 2023, has undergone extensive changes and updates. You can read more about the new FAFSA here: 2024-2025 FAFSA Updates.
Semester Disbursement and Refunds
For the spring 2024 semester, financial aid, which includes student loans, cannot be disbursed to a student’s account until the college can confirm enrollment for the semester. This is a Federal/State financial aid requirement. The reason behind this requirement is that certain aid eligibility is based on the number of courses/units a student is registered for during the semester. Therefore, we must wait until after the Add/Drop period for course adjustments has ended and the Fall semester schedules are finalized before we can disburse aid. We anticipate this process will take place on or around February 7, 2024.
After the aid has been disbursed to the student’s account and the term bill has been paid, the Office of Student Accounts will process any credits on the account as a refund. Traditionally, it takes 14 days for the College to process a refund. For questions on the refund process or about direct deposit information, please visit the Student Accounts website: https://studentaccounts.tcnj.edu/
2023/2024 FAFSA
It is not too late to file the 2023-2024 FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov. Remember you will need a completed FAFSA on file at TCNJ even if you are only borrowing student loans.