Michigan High School FAFSA Completion Data for 2025-2026 Graduates

Michigan high school FAFSA completion data for known seniors as of May 25, 2026. The dataset includes counts and percentages of graduates with FAFSA applications and portal accounts for the 2025 and 2026 cohorts. It is hosted by data.michigan.gov and was last updated on May 28, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze year-over-year trends in FAFSA completion using 'Percentage of 2025 High School Graduates With A Completed FAFSA' and 'Percentage of 2026 High School Graduates With a Completed FAFSA' (from 13 available columns).
• Compare portal account creation to final FAFSA submission using 'Total 2026 High School Graduates With Portal Account' and 'Total 2026 High School Graduates With A Completed FAFSA' (from 13 available columns).
• Assess school-level engagement by joining on 'High School Code' and analyzing 'Total 2026 High School Graduates' against completion rates (from 13 available columns).
• Identify schools with high potential for outreach by filtering for low 'Percentage of 2026 High School Graduates With a Completed FAFSA' and high 'Total 2026 High School Graduates' (from 13 available columns).

Strengths

• Provides data for two consecutive graduating years (2025 and 2026), enabling trend analysis.
• Includes 13 specific columns covering counts, percentages, and agreement status for detailed analysis.
• Data is current as of a specific snapshot date (05/25/2026) and was updated on the platform shortly after (2026-05-28).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.michigan.gov

Collection Method

Likely collected from state education and financial aid administration systems.

Time Range

Covers the 2025 and 2026 high school graduating years, with a snapshot as of 05/25/2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 12:13:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Michigan, United States.