Financial Aid
- Data Dictionary
- Version 1.5.0
- 4-Year Postsecondary
Submissions will include records beginning with the 2018 academic year until the current recent academic year. Data for future academic years will be submitted on an annual basis in alignment with the NSWERS data submission cycle. Students that did not submit FAFSA information to the institution for the given academic year may be omitted from the file.
Indicate whether the student was awarded a Pell Grant for any term during the given academic year, regardless of amount.
Provide the student’s primary Expected Family Contribution (EFC) amount, reflecting the most recent calculation used to determine student aid eligibility for the academic year. This value should be provided as a whole number representing the dollar amount. Provide the full year EFC, rather than a prorated EFC if the student had a shorter than standard enrollment period. If this record corresponds to an academic year during which EFC was not the standard financial need metric, provide NOVAL.
Provide the Student Aid Index (SAI) for the student, reflecting the figure used in determining eligibility for need-based financial aid during the academic year. The SAI may be a positive or negative number, indicating the calculated financial need relative to the cost of attendance. If this record corresponds to an academic year during which SAI was not the standard financial need metric, provide NOVAL.