How long does it take fafsa to get to school?

The SAR summarizes the information you provided on your FAFSA. The process could be longer if the FAFSA was not electronically signed with an FSA ID. One day after your FAFSA is processed, the schools listed on your FAFSA will receive the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) in electronic format. read more

I filed the FAFSA early on 1/10/12. I sent the report to 3 schools. I just checked with school #1 and they report they are still waiting for it. read more

If we do not have a valid e-mail address on file, your SAR will be mailed to you via postal mail within 7 to 10 days. The colleges that you listed on your FAFSA will have access to your information electronically one day after it is processed. However, depending on their own process and workload, they might not retrieve your information immediately. read more