Dakota State University Financial Aid Office

09/29/2025

The 2026-2027 FAFSA is now open! Go online to www.studentaid.gov to complete now!

JUST IN 🚨 The Department of Education on Wednesday officially launched the 2026-27 , ahead of its October 1 deadline and over a month of beta testing: https://ow.ly/jlOJ50X1LGM

08/16/2024

The Department of Education announced on Wednesday that they will begin a "phased rollout" of the 2025-2026 FAFSA. On October 1, the form will be limited to a set of students and institutions for testing. The 2024-2025 FAFSA form should be available to ALL students on or by December 1.

06/28/2024

There is a planned site maintenance for studentaid.gov. Users will not be able to log in or create an account from June 29th - June 30th, 2024.

05/14/2024

Summer hours have started at Dakota State University! Summer office hours are Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm.

03/31/2024

The U.S. Department of Education (ED), in an electronic announcement posted on Monday, provided updated benchmarks for the 2024-25 rollout, including timeframes for when:

🗓️ Students will be able to make corrections
🗓️ When forms containing previously reported errors can be reprocessed
🗓️ How many applications have been submitted and processed to date, a resource that will be updated twice weekly

Learn more: https://ow.ly/OhE550R3m0O

01/30/2024

Important update regarding the 2024-2025 FAFSA.

BREAKING 🚨: The Department of Education (ED) announced today that institutions and states will begin receiving FAFSA applicant information in the “first half of March,” backtracking its initial - and already delayed - commitment to deliver them in January: https://ow.ly/qfXq50QvY10

12/21/2023

Discover announced that on February 1, 2024 they will stop accepting new applications for student loans. Applications submitted on or before January 31, 2024, will continue to be processed.

There will be no impact to current Discover Student Loans customers or their loans or payments at this time.

11/28/2023

BREAKING🚨: Federal Student Aid (FSA) announces the 2024-25 will go live by December 31 and institutions will receive ISIRs by the end of January 2024. Read NASFAA’s statement: https://ow.ly/zxo650Q7WYI

Read FSA's electronic announcement: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2023-11-15/update-simplified-streamlined-redesigned-2024-25-fafsa

11/21/2023

Congratulations to Keith Swenson! Keith was awarded $1500 from Classic Corner in Madison. Shannon and Sherise offer a scholarship to DSU students who work at Classic Corner. Thank you for your support of our students!!

11/09/2023

The 2024-2025 FAFSA doesn't open until December this year, but you can estimate your federal student aid eligibility for the 2024-2025 academic year by using the Federal Student Aid Estimator at

10/19/2023

🎉 Happy Financial Aid Day to all financial aid professionals across the United States who help make students’ college-going dreams a reality!

🎊 We hope you do something special today to recognize and celebrate your hard work and dedication to the profession and your students. Leave a comment or photo below to let us know how you're celebrating !

09/21/2023