FSA has announced the availability of the initial 2026–27 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools.
The FSC List contains unique codes assigned by the U.S. Department of Education for schools participating in the Title IV federal student aid programs. Students enter these codes on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to indicate which postsecondary schools will receive the processed application results.
The FSC List of Participating Schools is available electronically in PDF format and as a Microsoft Excel (XLS) file and is posted on a quarterly basis. The XLS file provides the most current FSC information available in a searchable format. There is also search functionality available on fafsa.gov.
Submitting Updates to FSC Information
School name and address information must be kept current. If your school’s name or address has changed, you must provide the updated information through the Electronic Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (E-App) (https://fsapartners.ed.gov/title-iv-program-eligibility/title-iv-participation-application). This information will be used to update the FSC List of Participating Schools.
To customize how your school’s name appears on the FSC List of Participating Schools, and how it will display on fafsa.gov, select the “Update/Report Information–Federal School Code” Purpose on the E-App. Then go to the “Location” Section, and update the Federal School Code name field. For approved additional locations, go to the “Location” Section, select the “edit” icon for the location you are updating, and update the Federal School Code Name field. There will be a suggested FSC name displayed, though the field is editable.
Keep in mind that there is a 40-character limit on the E-App, so schools should abbreviate accordingly.
To request a change to your FSC address, please contact the School Participation Section for assistance.
To request that an FSC be created for an approved additional location, users should select the Update/Report Information–Federal School Code Purpose. In the Location Section, select the edit icon for the additional location you are requesting an FSC for (question #7): “Do you want this location to have a Federal School Code?”
Note: A school can only have one city and state for each FSC.
Download the list:
- 2026–27 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (November 2025) in Excel Format
- 2026–27 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (November 2025) in PDF Format
SOURCE: (APP-25-26) 2026–27 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (November 2025)