Federal Student Aid Applications for 2010-11 Academic Year

FAFSA 2010-11 is a universe data collection of eligible incoming and continuing postsecondary students, used to determine financial need and eligibility for federal aid. The dataset includes application volumes by school, state, and high school, and recipient data for Title IV programs. It results in an expected family contribution (EFC) for each applicant.

Use Cases

• Analyze application volumes by postsecondary school and state of legal residence to identify regional trends in financial aid demand.
• Model the relationship between student financial information and the resulting expected family contribution (EFC) for aid eligibility assessment.
• Compare recipient and volume data by program across schools participating in Title IV programs to evaluate fund distribution.
• Study completion rates by high school to understand early-stage financial aid application behavior.

Strengths

• Represents a universe collection of eligible students for the specified academic year, providing broad coverage.
• Data is sourced directly from the U.S. Department of Education, ensuring authoritative provenance.
• Includes derived statistics like expected family contribution (EFC), a key metric for financial aid determination.

Limitations

• Specific row counts and column details are unknown, limiting precise assessment of dataset scale and features.
• Data is from the 2010-11 academic year and may not reflect current application patterns or policies.
• The original file format is XLS, which may require conversion for modern analytical workflows.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Education

Collection Method

Universe data collection via web and paper submissions from eligible students.

Time Range

2010-11 academic year

Freshness

Last updated on platform: 2023-08-12. Data covers the 2010-11 academic year.

Geography

50 United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and outlying areas.