Completing a CSS/PROFILE
The CSS/PROFILE is required by many private colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and scholarship programs to determine eligibility for non-federal financial aid — such as an institution's own grants, loans, and scholarships.
Check with your choice schools or visit the College Board (they administer the PROFILE) to see if a PROFILE is required and to confirm submission deadlines (dates vary by school). You may submit your PROFILE as early as the fall.
To register, contact the College Board by phone (800) 778-6888 or online. Online you can register and apply at the same time. Plus, the online application automatically includes all questions required by your designated schools.
There is a nonrefundable $9 registration fee and an $16 charge for each school where you want information sent. First-time college applicants from families with very low incomes may be eligible for a fee waiver.
Questions?
Contact the PROFILE service at (800) 778-6888.