For the 2023-24 school year, the opening date for the CSS Profile is Oct. 1, 2022 — the same day as the other more widely used financial aid application, the Free Application for Federal Student ...

Although the CSS PROFILE costs $25.00 to file and $16.00 per college, fee waivers are available for students who received them for the SAT or as a result of information given in the Profile itself.