FAFSA Completions Down In NY: How New York City Area Schools Compare

New York City NY

30 June, 2021

5:12 PM

Description

NEW YORK CITY, NY — 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 New York, 109,046 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 113,678 completions at the same point last year. That is a 4.1 percent decrease. (See how New York City 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 New York, completed applications dropped 6.9 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 1.4 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the New York City area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more New York City 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: Fiorello H Laguardia High School District: New York City Geographic District # 3 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 640 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 523 Percent change: 22.37 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: High School For Health Professions & Human Services District: New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 332 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 372 Percent change: -10.75 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Beacon High School District:New York City Geographic District # 3 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 329 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 280 Percent change: 17.5 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics District:New York City Geographic District # 4 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 317 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 332 Percent change: -4.52 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: High School Of Fashion Industries (The) District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 241 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 270 Percent change: -10.74 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Art And Design High School District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 224 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 263 Percent change: -14.83Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: A Philip Randolph Campus High School District:New York City Geographic District # 6 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 216 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 159 Percent change: 35.85 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: High School For Environmental Studies District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 188 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 188 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Millennium High School District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 145 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 141 Percent change: 2.84Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bard High School Early College District:New York City Geographic District # 1 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 140 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 123 Percent change: 13.82Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Central Park East High School District:New York City Geographic District # 4 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 123 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 107 Percent change: 14.95Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Frederick Douglass Academy District:New York City Geographic District # 5 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 118 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 149 Percent change: -20.81Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny District:New York City Geographic District # 5 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 112 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 107 Percent change: 4.67Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School District:New York City Geographic District # 1 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 110 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 129 Percent change: -14.73Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Manhattan Village Academy District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 107 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 102 Percent change: 4.9Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: High School Of Economics & Finance District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 105 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 109 Percent change: -3.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Baruch College Campus High School District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 104 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 99 Percent change: 5.05Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Nyc Ischool District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 104 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 86 Percent change: 20.93Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Manhattan/Hunter Science High School District:New York City Geographic District # 3 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 101 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 97 Percent change: 4.12Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Manhattan Bridges High School District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 99 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 92 Percent change: 7.61Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Democracy Preparatory Charter School District:Democracy Preparatory Charter School Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 99 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 101 Percent change: -1.98Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: University Neighborhood High School District:New York City Geographic District # 1 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 95 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 102 Percent change: -6.86Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Pace High School District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 95 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 111 Percent change: -14.41Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Clinton School (The) District:New York City Geographic District # 2 Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 93 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 72 Percent change: 29.17Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School District:Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School Municipality: New York Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 93 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 86 Percent change: 8.14Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more New York City 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].