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Federal School Codes
Students will need a federal school code for each of the schools they list in Section 2. Students can look up
their school codes when they are completing this section of FAFSA on the Web (FOTW). Entering the state
where the school is located will make the search for the name of the college or university easier.
The city name is optional, but may help narrow the search. Generally, the city name is the city name that
appears in the mailing address of the college, not the name of the local community. For example, the city
name for the University of Pittsburgh is Pittsburgh, even though the University of Pittsburgh is located in
the Oakland area.
The FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) recognizes many common abbreviations for school names, such as
Caltech and MIT.
Federal school codes may also be found in the financial aid section of a college’s web site.
Please note that the federal school code number is different from the code numbers used with the SAT,
ACT and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. The Federal School Code begins with a letter or number (the
number 0 or the letter G, B or E) followed by five digits.
The federal school code list is updated four times a year, in February, May, August and November.