The federal FAFSA deadline is June 30 for each academic year, but college and state deadlines are often much sooner.

That's an important number because there is a well-established connection between a completed FAFSA form and enrollment, DeBaun said. The data from the Clearinghouse research center shows that not ...

College enrollment is declining. Is the botched FAFSA rollout to blame? Collage of money, FAFSA forms, and a student looking at a hand with pencil filling out form. A new federal financial aid ...