Applying for Financial Aid

1. First, students must be accepted for admission. To learn more about admission or to apply, visit Undergraduate Admissions.
2. Complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA form as soon as December 2024; Xavier University's Federal School Code for the FAFSA form is 003144. Our FAFSA tips page provides some helpful information for completing the form.
3. Federal Student Aid (FSA) will send an email to the student to indicate that the FAFSA form has been processed and that the FAFSA Submission Summary is available. Review the FAFSA Submission Summary to ensure that the data you reported on the form is correct. Make corrections, if necessary.
4. If the FAFSA Submission Summary indicates that you are selected for a process called verification, the Office of Student Financial Services will contact you to request the necessary documentation.
5. The Office of Student Financial Services will review the FAFSA results and determine the student's financial aid eligibility.

How soon will I know what my financial aid package is?

The Office of Student Financial Services expects to begin preparing financial aid notifications by the February 2025 for new students who have submitted a 2025-2026 FAFSA form. Aid offers for new students will be available for review on Road to Xavier.

Am I eligible for federal student aid?

To be considered for federal financial aid, a student must:

• Be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen of the United States.
• Apply and be accepted for admission into an approved degree program or teacher-certification program.
• Be making appropriate progress toward degree completion according to Xavier University's standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress.
• Not be in default on any federal education loans borrowed as a student or a parent.
• Not owe a refund on any federal or state education grants.