2024-2025 Catalog

Federal Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements

The general requirements for receipt of federal financial funds include:

  • Financial need (except for some loan programs);

  • High school diploma or equivalent;

  • U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status;

  • Social Security number;

  • Enrollment in an eligible academic program. Federal education loan participants must be enrolled on at least a half-time basis;

  • Maintenance of satisfactory academic progress (see below).

Additional information about eligibility for financial aid at Strayer University is available on the Financial Aid page of the Strayer website at http://www.strayer.edu. Current students can also visit the Financial Aid and Support page through the iCampus student portal (https://icampus.strayer.edu).