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2001-2002 Application Processing Statistics  May 20, 2001

Publication Date: May 29, 2001

Author: General Manager: SFA Student Channel

Summary: 2001-2002 Application Processing Statistics – May 20, 2001

Posted on May 29, 2001

TO: Financial Aid Administrators

FROM: Jennifer Douglas

Student Channel, SFA

SUBJECT: 2001-2002 Application Processing Statistics – May 20, 2001

In the following table you will find a comparison of FAFSA processing for the 2001-02 and 2000-01 processing cycles, which have been adjusted in order to allow for the difference in start up times.

In addition to the 2,037,439 applications that have been submitted electronically, there are approximately 93,000 FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web, and FAFSA Express applications on the hold file, waiting for signatures to be submitted by students.

Comparison of Application Processing

Data for 2000-01 as of May 21, 2000 - Week 19

Data for 2001-02 as of May 20, 2001 - Week 20*

Application Source

2000-2001

2001-2002

Percent

Week 19

Week 20

Change

Electronic

1,392,712

2,037,439

46%

Percentage

25%

36%

Elec Original

290,307

305,389

5%

Elec Renewal

63,999

59,043

-8%

FAFSA Express

54,887

43,726

-20%

FAFSA Web

579,839

758,410

31%

Renewal Web

403,680

870,871

116%

Paper

4,075,398

3,635,172

-11%

Percentage

75%

64%

Original

1,951,179

1,777,034

-9%

Renewal

2,124,219

1,858,138

-13%

TOTAL

5,468,110

5,672,611

4%

* May 20, 2001 is the 20th week of processing for 2001-02 because the system started up on

January 2, 2001, over one week earlier than the prior year.