The J. Willard Marriott Library on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City is pictured on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Applications for federal student aid open this Wednesday, a key date for families with their sights on a college education for kids graduating high school. However, if last year’s statistics repeat themselves this new cycle, it is likely that few Utahns are aware of that date.
With 38.25% of Utah 12th graders filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form — widely known as FAFSA — the state had the second-lowest completion rate in the country, according to a survey by Sallie Mae, a financial institution that provides private student loans, and the market research consultant Ipsos…