Financial Aid Overview

Helping Connect Students to Aid

SDSU is committed to helping students find the resources available to help pay for college. The Financial Aid Office is a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), and our staff follow the NASFAA Code of Conduct and Ethical Principals.

Students who want to apply for federal student aid will need to complete the FAFSA. When completing the FAFSA, be sure to list SDSU's school code (003471). The priority deadline for submitting the FAFSA is March 1.

Complete the FAFSA

FAFSA Next Steps

Each student who completes the FAFSA will receive a Financial Aid Offer from SDSU detailing the student's financial aid package. Financial aid packages may include loans, grants, Work-Study and scholarships. Students are notified when their Financial Aid Offer is ready to view and students can then access it online through a student's Self Service portal. The notification will be sent to students via email to their Jacks email account.

View our Applying for Aid page for in depth instructions on each step.

Applying for aid

More Financial Assistance

To find out more about financial aid at SDSU, please see our Types of Aid, Financial Aid FAQs and Cost Estimate pages.

If your income in the current year will be significantly less than it was last year, please visit the Financial Aid Office to speak with a Financial Aid Advisor.

Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have additional questions or special circumstances that you want to discuss.

FERPA

SDSU complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If a student is enrolled at SDSU and a parent wants to be able to discuss the student's financial aid with our office we must have a Right to Privacy Release Form on file that is signed by the student.

Complete the FERPA Form

College Cost Transparency

South Dakota State University complies with the standards established by the College Cost Transparency (CCT) Initiative.