Washington Completes FAFSA Campaign

Washington Completes FAFSA Campaign: 40% by Fall!

Governor Ferguson's Washington Completes FAFSA campaign aims to increase financial aid application completion rates among high school seniors statewide. Led by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), in 2026 this initiative rolled out during March and April, culminating with a dedicated financial aid completion week in April. In 2026-27, we are starting earlier. The first campaign drive: 40% FAFSA completion by the end of fall.

Keep an eye on this page and your email for updates on additional campaign drives and ways to get involved in the campaign. 

How can your school or organization get engaged?

1. Track your data: Use the FAFSA completion dashboard to monitor progress by district, school, region, and community. 
2. Access student-level information: If you work specifically with seniors on financial aid applications, make sure you have access to the FAFSA portal by emailing FAFSA@wsac.wa.gov.
3. Host events: Organize events to share financial aid information and support application completion. Publicize your events on the statewide financial aid events calendar. Or offer 1:1 appointments to support your students with their applications.
4. Build excitement locally: Use the ready-to-use activities and support ideas listed below to energize your community! Connect with partners to work together and get the message out.

FAFSA Completion League Standings & Leaderboard

Looking for a way to motivate your students? WSAC's FAFSA Completion League Standings let you compare your school's FAFSA completion with your sports rivals! 

For schools that participate in the WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association), this leaderboard offers a way to view school-level FAFSA filing rates for schools in the same WIAA league. 

Who's in first place this week...? Inspire some friendly competition and challenge other local schools by posting your progress on social media!