Columbus Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Columbus OH

30 June, 2021

5:13 PM

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COLUMBUS, OH — Applications for federal college financial aid are notably lower this year, and that could mean fewer freshmen when classes begin this fall. Prospective college students can fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to qualify for subsidized student loans and other forms of aid. FAFSA applications declined 5.8 percent nationally this year compared with the same time last year. About 1.72 million students completed the application as of June 25, compared with 1.83 million in 2020, according to an Associated Press analysis of FAFSA data. As of February this year, FAFSA applications were down 10 percent from last year. But the completion rate increased in the spring, when schools could hold more in-school FAFSA help events that were canceled last year because of the pandemic. A decline in the FAFSA completion rate could be a harbinger of lower enrollment in the fall. The class of 2020 had 3.7 percent fewer FAFSA applications than the class of 2019; postsecondary enrollment dropped 6.8 percent between the class of 2020 and 2019, according to the National College Attainment Network. In Ohio, 56,162 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 59,704 completions at the same point last year. That is a 5.9 percent decrease. (See how Columbus area high schools compare below.) The decline is steeper among Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. Title 1 high school completions dropped 8.83 percent, compared with a 3.86 decrease for non-Title 1 schools. In Ohio, completed applications dropped 11.5 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 3.6 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Columbus area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Columbus area high schools here. Note: Percent changes can be affected by a relatively small difference in completions, especially for smaller schools. FAFSA data only counts students who are no older than 19. School: Olentangy Liberty High School District: Olentangy Local Municipality: Powell Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 367 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 420 Percent change: -12.62 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Lincoln High School District: Gahanna-Jefferson City Municipality: Gahanna Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 329 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 352 Percent change: -6.53 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Dublin Coffman High School District:Dublin City Municipality: Dublin Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 321 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 319 Percent change: 0.63 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Dublin Jerome High School District:Dublin City Municipality: Dublin Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 314 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 343 Percent change: -8.45 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Upper Arlington High School District:Upper Arlington City Municipality: Upper Arlington Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 301 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 311 Percent change: -3.22 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Olentangy High School District:Olentangy Local Municipality: Lewis Center Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 293 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 230 Percent change: 27.39Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Pickerington High School Central District:Pickerington Local Municipality: Pickerington Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 282 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 266 Percent change: 6.02 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: New Albany High School District:New Albany-Plain Local Municipality: New Albany Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 279 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 275 Percent change: 1.45Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Thomas Worthington High School District:Worthington City Municipality: Worthington Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 267 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 262 Percent change: 1.91Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Hilliard Davidson High School District:Hilliard City Municipality: Hilliard Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 267 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 312 Percent change: -14.42Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Pickerington High School North District:Pickerington Local Municipality: Pickerington Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 249 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 276 Percent change: -9.78Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Hilliard Bradley High School District:Hilliard City Municipality: Hilliard Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 249 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 228 Percent change: 9.21Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Hilliard Darby High School District:Hilliard City Municipality: Hilliard Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 233 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 245 Percent change: -4.9Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Worthington Kilbourne High School District:Worthington City Municipality: Columbus Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 209 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 188 Percent change: 11.17Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Westerville-South High School District:Westerville City Municipality: Westerville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 205 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 200 Percent change: 2.5Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Grove City High School District:South-Western City Municipality: Grove City Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 199 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 246 Percent change: -19.11Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Westerville-North High School District:Westerville City Municipality: Westerville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 195 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 241 Percent change: -19.09Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Dublin Scioto High School District:Dublin City Municipality: Dublin Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 194 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 208 Percent change: -6.73Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Canal Winchester High School District:Canal Winchester Local Municipality: Canal Winchester Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 162 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 168 Percent change: -3.57Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Groveport Madison High School District:Groveport Madison Local Municipality: Groveport Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 162 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 144 Percent change: 12.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central Crossing High School District:South-Western City Municipality: Grove City Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 155 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 194 Percent change: -20.1Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Columbus Alternative High School District:Columbus City School District Municipality: Columbus Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 128 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 136 Percent change: -5.88Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Westland High School District:South-Western City Municipality: Galloway Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 120 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 147 Percent change: -18.37Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Metro Early College High School District:Metro Early College High School Municipality: Columbus Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 118 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 123 Percent change: -4.07Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bexley High School District:Bexley City Municipality: Bexley Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 116 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 123 Percent change: -5.69Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Columbus area high schools. The FAFSA application for the 2020-21 academic year closes June 30 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many states and colleges set their own deadlines for aid applications. There has been a push in recent years to have students fill out the FAFSA earlier in their senior year. Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using FAFSA data analyzed by the Associated Press. Federal high school counts don't include students over the age of 19. Information isn't available for all schools. Schools with fewer than five completions are omitted from the data. Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected].