2021 College Aid: How Tulsa Area Compares In Application Rates

Tulsa OK

30 June, 2021

5:11 PM

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TULSA, OK — 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 Oklahoma, 16,089 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 18,448 completions at the same point last year. That is a 12.8 percent decrease. (See how Tulsa 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 Oklahoma, completed applications dropped 15.7 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with an 11.6 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Tulsa area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Tulsa 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: Broken Arrow Hs District: Broken Arrow Municipality: Broken Arrow Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 529 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 570 Percent change: -7.19 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Union Hs District: Union Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 493 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 571 Percent change: -13.66 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Owasso Hs District:Owasso Municipality: Owasso Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 315 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 373 Percent change: -15.55 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bixby Hs District:Bixby Municipality: Bixby Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 234 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 252 Percent change: -7.14 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Booker T. Washington Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 218 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 243 Percent change: -10.29 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 141 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 160 Percent change: -11.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Will Rogers College Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 102 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 97 Percent change: 5.15 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: East Central Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 58 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 101 Percent change: -42.57Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Memorial Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 58 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 79 Percent change: -26.58Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Catoosa Hs District:Catoosa Municipality: Catoosa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 56 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 40 Percent change: 40Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Berryhill Hs District:Berryhill Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 58 Percent change: -17.24Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Nathan Hale Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 55 Percent change: -12.73Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Daniel Webster Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 28 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 41 Percent change: -31.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: -52Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mclain Hs For Science And Tech District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 22 Percent change: -4.55Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Tulsa Met Hs District:Tulsa Municipality: Tulsa Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 8 Percent change: -37.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide 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].