Early Impacts of the FAFSA Requirement in Texas. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1130
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| Title: | Early Impacts of the FAFSA Requirement in Texas. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1130 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sie Won Kim, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 31 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Financial Aid Applicants, High School Seniors, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Student Financial Aid, State Policy, College Enrollment, Public Schools, Private Schools, Paying for College, High Schools, Access to Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| Abstract: | In 2021-22, Texas implemented a policy requiring all public high school seniors to complete a financial aid application. This paper examines the early impacts of this requirement on Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates and college enrollment using a difference-in-differences model. First, using a sample of high schools in Texas, I find that the FAFSA requirement increases FAFSA completion rates in public schools by 6.3 percentage points relative to private schools. Second, using a multi-valued discrete treatment, I find positive effects on FAFSA completion rates across all treated schools, ranging from 3.1 to 7 percentage points. Furthermore, this increase in FAFSA completion rates is associated with an increase in college enrollment for schools with lower pre-treatment FAFSA completion rates. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671081 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In 2021-22, Texas implemented a policy requiring all public high school seniors to complete a financial aid application. This paper examines the early impacts of this requirement on Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates and college enrollment using a difference-in-differences model. First, using a sample of high schools in Texas, I find that the FAFSA requirement increases FAFSA completion rates in public schools by 6.3 percentage points relative to private schools. Second, using a multi-valued discrete treatment, I find positive effects on FAFSA completion rates across all treated schools, ranging from 3.1 to 7 percentage points. Furthermore, this increase in FAFSA completion rates is associated with an increase in college enrollment for schools with lower pre-treatment FAFSA completion rates. |
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