Information for Current Students

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

• The 2025-2026 FAFSA will be available as of December 1, 2024.
• Scripps College FAFSA School Code: 001174
• Complete this form if you want to apply for federal and state financial aid.
• If you want to be considered for federal or state aid only, you only need to complete this form.
• This form should be completed by US citizens, permanent residents, and other eligible non-citizens only.
• California residents eligible for state aid under the California Dream Act (AB540) should complete the CA Dream Act Application in lieu of a FAFSA.
• Report income and tax information from the 2023 tax year when you complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA.
• Report asset values as of the day you complete the FAFSA.
• Report family size and number in college based on what will be during the 2025-2026 academic year.
• For students whose parents are divorced or separated, the Custodial Parent on your FAFSA will be the parent who provides you with the most financial support and will no longer be the parent with whom you lived with the most over the past 12 months. For more information check, Is My Parent a Contributor When I Fill Out My FAFSA Form?
• If your parents are divorced and your custodial parent has remarried, be sure to include all stepparent income and asset information.

Complete the CSS Profile.

• Scripps College CSS Profile School Code:4693
• Complete the CSS Profile to apply for Scripps College need-based financial assistance.
• Students with divorced or separated parents:
  • Both parents will complete their own CSS Profile application.
  • Each parent will access their CSS Profile with different College Board log-in credentials.
  • If your parent(s) have remarried, be sure to include all stepparent income and asset information.
  • If you have previously had an appeal approved to waive the noncustodial parent CSS Profile, you do not need to submit an appeal again. Your prior appeal decision will stand for your entire enrollment at Scripps.
• Report your Social Security Number correctly on the CSS Profile to avoid delays in processing.

Read all CSS Profile instructions and view the CSS Profile Tutorial for more information.

Use the College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) to send your family’s federal tax returns and supporting documentation as requested.  To ensure your data privacy, the Office of Financial Aid discourages students and parents from submitting documents with un-redacted Personally Identifiable Information(PII) via fax or email. PII is information that can be used to trace your identity like your social security number and date of birth.  Instead, all students and parents should submit required documents to the College Board’s IDOC Document Imaging Service. The IDOC service is a secure online service which will accept your documents from you and transfer images to the college securely.

• When you complete the CSS Profile, you will receive a notification from the College Board directing you to submit your required documents to the IDOC online service.
• You must submit the following to the IDOC service:
  • Signed Copies of Parent(s) 2023 Federal Tax Returns including all tax schedules, W-2 and 1099 forms.
    • Non-Tax filers must include all W-2 forms and the 2025-2026 Parent Non-Tax Filer Statement
  • Signed Copies of Student 2023 Federal Tax Return including all tax schedules, W-2 and 1099 forms.
    • Non-Tax filers must include all W-2 forms and the 2025-2026 Student Non-Tax Filer Statement
  • 2025-2026 Verification Worksheet – Signed by both the parent and the student
• All parent business owners or partners are asked to submit:
  • Schedule 1, Schedule C and/or Schedule E of their 2023 Federal Tax Returns along with K-1 schedule(s) for each corporation or partnership.
• Non-Tax Filer Statements and Verification Worksheets will be available online in your IDOC Dashboard.

Be sure to monitor the IDOC website and your My Financial Aid portal to ensure all of your required documents have been received and processed.

• Documents submitted to the IDOC website may take up to 5 business days to be processed and appear in your My Financial Aid portal.
• After you submit your financial aid application, you may find that additional documentation is required based on the information you provided. Depending on how you answer specific questions in the FAFSA and CSS Profile, your requested documents will change.

Check your aid application status, and accept your awards in My Financial Aid portal.

Submit the Scripps Grant Recipient Form if applicable.  The Scripps Grant Recipient Form is now available for 2024-2025.