Late Applicants

If you have missed the priority filing date for your aid application (February 27 for incoming students and April 15 for returning students), you may still apply for financial aid.

Your financial aid application will not be processed until after applications for on-time applicants, and we process completed applications in the order they were received. You may not receive your financial aid notification until after the billing due date, and you may be subject to late fees.

• Completed applications for need-based scholarship must be received by November 1, 2026 to be considered for the entire academic year.
• Applications for need-based scholarship received between November 1 and March 1, 2027 will only be considered for the spring and/or summer terms.
• Applications for need-based scholarship received after March 1, 2027 will be considered for loans only. Students may reapply for the next academic year.
• All late applications must be completed and submitted at least 1 month prior to your last date of enrollment:
  • MD Calendar
  • PA Calendar
• If you are a late applicant with an outstanding past due bill, we may offer you loans to cover the prior balance, even if you are considered for scholarship for subsequent terms.
• Example: if you apply in December and owe a balance for fall, you may be offered loans to cover the fall balance, and both scholarship and loans to cover spring and/or summer.

For those applying after the beginning of the academic year for which you need assistance, please note that the CSS PROFILE application is available only until February 1. The FAFSA is available until June 30.