In the 2023/24 application cycle, around million applicants submitted a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA), an increase from the million applications during the 2022/23 application cycle. However, this was a decrease from the peak of million applicants in the 2011/12 application cycle.
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U.S. Department of Education. (May 4, 2026). Number of applicants for federal student aid in the United States from 2006/07 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/238101/student-aid-applicants-in-the-us/
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Number of applicants for federal student aid in the United States from 2006/07 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph], U.S. Department of Education, May 4, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/238101/student-aid-applicants-in-the-us/
