College Financial Aid Applications In Baltimore Area: Compare To MD

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30 June, 2021

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BALTIMORE, MD — 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 Maryland, 30,630 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 32,706 completions at the same point last year. That is a 6.4 percent decrease. (See how Baltimore 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 Maryland, completed applications dropped 15.5 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 4.4 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Baltimore area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Baltimore 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: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute District: Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 293 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 337 Percent change: -13.06 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Perry Hall High District: Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 270 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 307 Percent change: -12.05 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Baltimore City College District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 227 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 255 Percent change: -10.98 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Parkville High & Center For Math/Science District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 196 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 201 Percent change: -2.49 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Western High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 181 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 151 Percent change: 19.87 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Pikesville High District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 141 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 128 Percent change: 10.16Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Milford Mill Academy District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 135 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 127 Percent change: 6.3 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Patapsco High & Center For Arts District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 125 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 150 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Woodlawn High Center For Pre-Eng. 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District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 125 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 132 Percent change: -5.3Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lansdowne High & Academy Of Finance District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 100 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 115 Percent change: -13.04Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 95 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 168 Percent change: -43.45Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Dundalk High District:Baltimore County Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 92 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 115 Percent change: -20Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Paul Laurence Dunbar High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 90 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 99 Percent change: -9.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Baltimore School For The Arts District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 87 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 83 Percent change: 4.82Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Edmondson-Westside High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 81 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 143 Percent change: -43.36Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Green Street Academy District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 69 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 90 Percent change: -23.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Bard High School Early College District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 71 Percent change: -19.72Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Forest Park High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 55 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 63 Percent change: -12.7Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Digital Harbor High School District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 53 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 87 Percent change: -39.08Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Baltimore Design School District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 51 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 65 Percent change: -21.54Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Carver Vocational-Technical High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 50 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 80 Percent change: -37.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Patterson High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 58 Percent change: -17.24Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Frederick Douglass High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 43 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 41 Percent change: 4.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 42 Percent change: -7.14Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: City Neighbors High District:Baltimore City Public Schools Municipality: Baltimore Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 43 Percent change: -13.95Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Baltimore 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].