What Is FAFSA Verification?
Each year, the Department of Education requests verification from roughly 30% of FAFSA applicants based on select factors. Understand why you might be notified and the documentation that can expedite your application.
Financial Aid
Every corner of Alabama State University echoes our founders’ values with precision and clarity, underscoring the tight bonds that bring generations of Hornets together.
Start Your ApplicationPreserving and Amplifying Access
Their values shape the ever-increasing, community-centered opportunities we offer. Create a progress-driven place where students advance as their full, authentic selves. Define enduring excellence that welcomes the strivers, the searchers and everyone in between.
And they keep aspiration open with transparent tuition information, aid that exceeds the state average and resources that build our students’ financial futures.
It’s your time to rise. To define a legacy that not only lasts but lifts others up with you. Here’s how you’ll begin.
$10K+
Average total aid awarded at ASU compared to $8,573 for the state of Alabama
90%+
Of Hornets receive financial aid
2.5+
GPA to qualify for merit scholarships
Tuition and Costs
Planning to attend in person? Review tuition, room and board and other costs for our undergraduate and graduate programs.
Our per-credit cost matches the flexibility — and freedom — of an education that travels with you.
Enter your family’s income and assets for an estimation of what you might pay as a first-year undergraduate.
How to Apply for Aid
1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
Once you receive your offer of admission, visit the FAFSA site to obtain a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID). You’ll fill out the FAFSA form, ideally as soon as possible after October 1 — the date the form opens for the upcoming
school year. Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, completing the FAFSA
every year you attend ASU ensures your eligibility for financial aid.
Students should not exit the website until they have electronically signed the application
using their FSA ID and received confirmation that their information has been successfully submitted
to the U.S. Department of Education. ASU may also request documentation.
Alabama State University School code: 001005
View this video for instructions on how to submit a 2025-26 FAFSA form.
Reference this Information if you’re unsure about which FAFSA form to complete:
Fall 2025
- FAFSA Required: 2025-2026
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2023 Federal Tax Return
Spring 2026
- FAFSA Required: 2025-2026
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2023 Federal Tax Return
Summer 2026
- FAFSA Required: 2025-2026
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2023 Federal Tax Return
2. Review Your Financial Aid Award
Your award, as well as refund information, will be posted to HornetsWeb. To review your award letter:
- Log in to HornetsWeb (learn how to set up a HornetsWeb account).
- Click the Financial Aid tab.
- Select the award year you will be attending.
- Accept or decline award offers from this screen.
If you decide to accept federal loans, you MUST complete Loan Entrance Counseling and fill out a Master Promissory Note at studentaid.gov.
Note: Loan funds will be disbursed 30 days after the first day of class for all first-time borrowers.
3. Complete a Loan Counseling Session
This required session ensures you understand what a loan is and your repayment options
as you accept this award.
4. Sign a Master Promissory Note
Review the terms and conditions for any loans you intend to accept before you make a repayment commitment to the U.S. Department of Education.
5. Register for Classes and Sign Up for Direct Deposit
Your future as a Hornet begins as you enroll in your first semester of classes. If you plan to take advantage of our tuition payment plans, sign up for direct deposit at this stage.
6. Pay the Remaining Account Balance Not Covered by Financial Aid
You’ll access and pay your bill through your student account. Explore your options.
7. Keep your information updated in HornetsWeb
Doing so streamlines the payment process each semester.
Important Financial Aid Deadlines
Oct 1The date the FAFSA has traditionally opened for the upcoming school year. ASU’s undergraduate
scholarship application also becomes available.
Feb 15ASU closes our scholarship application.
June 30Submission deadline for the FAFSA.
Aug 1Final deadline to submit verification documents to the Office of Financial Aid.
Types of Aid
The grades you’ve earned, the leadership you’ve displayed and your family’s need can lead to scholarships, grants and more forms of assistance that reduce what you’ll pay each semester.
TESTIMONIAL
“It was very surprising … It felt like you had to be chosen to get the scholarship, so I’m thrilled and grateful for the opportunity.”Van A. Vinson Jr. (2028)American Federation of Government Employees Scholarship Recipient
“This award means a lot to me in knowing that a group of ASU alumni, all fraternity brothers, showed that they believe in me and my fellow winners and have invested in all of us to ensure that we attend and graduate from Alabama State and accomplish great things at ASU and in life.”Jayden Prise (2028)Ralph Bryson Scholarship Recipient
Connect With ASU
Office of Financial Aid
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.*
*Summer hours may vary.
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