A Simpler FAFSA Is Coming for the 2024-25 School Year. Here's What to Expect.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is slimming down. For the 2024-25 school year, FAFSA will be reduced to just 36 questions from 108, including detailed financial information, and it will be easier to import income data from tax records. Along with the pared down form, the Department of Education is changing its formulas to determine who will qualify for aid and how much they’ll receive. The changes fulfill legislation passed in 2020 aiming to make student aid easier to get.