The Iowa Board of Regents heard Wednesday from state universities about impacts from the delayed FAFSA cycle. (Photo by Richard Stephens via iStock / Getty Images Plus)
Despite delays and other challenges faced by universities and students this past FAFSA cycle, state university officials said during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday they share some optimism for the new cycle set to begin this winter.
Admissions leaders from the state’s public universities presented to the board of regents about the impacts of the last FAFSA cycle on enrollment numbers and demographics for this fall and expressed their hope for the next go-around, even with another scheduled delay.
University of Northern Iowa Director of Admissions Terri Crumley said that while universities saw the biggest change in the FAFSA form itself being delayed from October to December, the greatest impacts of a FAFSA cycle plagued with stops and glitches was the fact that they didn’t start receiving financial aid reports until mid-March.