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FAFSA 2027-28 · Colorado

Colorado FAFSA deadlineNo single statewide deadline — FSA and Colorado say check your school's FAO

No single statewide hard deadline — Federal Student Aid says check with the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend for Colorado state aid dates and forms. An alternate state application may exist for some students — confirm with CDHE / your campus. File the FAFSA early for federal aid, then confirm each school’s priority date.

Varies by schoolView key dates

Colorado: what to do, step by step

  1. 1

    Create StudentAid.gov accounts — student and parent

    The student and one parent each need their own account to sign the FAFSA. Identity verification can take a few days, so do this first.

    Create accounts at StudentAid.gov →

  2. 2

    File the FAFSA early — then check each Colorado college’s deadline

    There is no single verified statewide hard date on FSA’s list for Colorado. Your school’s financial aid office sets the dates that matter for state/campus aid.

    Start the FAFSA at StudentAid.gov →

  3. 3

    Ask your college FAO — and skim the state agency page

    Colorado does not get a fake hard deadline on this site. Use the agency link for program context, then confirm dates with each school.

    Colorado Department of Higher Education — Financial Aid →

  4. 4

    Check college dates, then set a filing reminder

    Set a reminder against the earliest college deadline on your list — there is no fixed statewide calendar date to add for Colorado.

    No fixed statewide calendar date for Colorado — we won't invent one. You can still download an .ics with the federal deadline.

    Download .ics

    .ics includes federal (and any secondary date) — not a fake state deadline.

  5. 5

    When a reminder arrives: finish filing

    That email or calendar alert means it is time to act. Finish (or fix) your FAFSA, submit it, and confirm each college on your list got it. Then you're done until aid offers arrive.

    Open the FAFSA →Colorado Department of Higher Education — Financial Aid →

Key dates

October 1, 2026ThursdayFAFSA opened
Date variesNo single statewide deadline — FSA and Colorado say check your school's FAO
June 30, 2028FridayFederal FAFSA deadline
Date varies by schoolCollege deadlines

What Colorado applicants need to know

  • FSA: contact your financial aid office for Colorado state aid deadlines — more forms may be required.
  • College deadlines are the actionable dates when the state does not publish one calendar hard deadline.
  • Filing the FAFSA early is still useful for federal aid even when state timing is school-specific.

Watch out

No single statewide deadline — FSA and Colorado steer you to your school's financial aid office.

Sources — checked 2026-10-25

Deadlines can change (some states have extended dates in past years). If an official source disagrees with this page, the official source wins — and please tell us via our data page. Cite this page: Source: The Aid Window, aidwindow.com/colorado (checked 2026-10-25).

Applying in another state too? See all verified deadlines by state or the FAFSA 101 guide.