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The SAI is a number that estimates the applicant’s ability to pay for college, generated based on the information provided on the FAFSA. Colleges compare an applicant’s SAI with the cost of ...
Recipients of need-based financial aid must reapply for each year by completing a new FAFSA. The term and concept of Expected Family Contribution was replaced by the term Student Aid Index (SAI) in 2024. [2] While the minimum EFC was zero, the SAI can be a negative number as low as -1500. [3]
The Education Department announced an update to the SAI tables that will allow students to benefit from an additional $1.8 billion in aid. (Credit: Getty Images) (Richard Stephen via Getty Images)
The FAFSA update is slated to add an additional $1.8 billion in need-based student aid, but colleges and universities won’t receive the new information until March, according to the DOE.
The FAFSA Deadline Act in 2024 made the October availability date part of the law. [8] The 2016–2017 academic year was the final time the FAFSA was not made available until January 1. [7] Two-year old US tax information is used to complete the financial sections of the FAFSA beginning with the 2017–2018 academic year.
The test yields verbal and nonverbal scores, from which a total score is derived, called a School Ability Index (SAI). The SAI is a normalized standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. With the exception of pre-K, the test is administered in groups.
Recent changes have altered when the Fafsa form may be filed as well as factors which determine federal student aid eligibility. Here is what to know. FAFSA is changing for 2024.
The S&P 1500, or S&P Composite 1500 Index, is a stock market index of US stocks made by Standard & Poor's. It includes all stocks in the S&P 500 , S&P 400 , and S&P 600 . This index covers approximately 90% of the market capitalization of U.S. stocks and is a broad measure of the U.S. equity market.