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2026-27 FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI) Calculator
This calculator provides an estimate of your Student Aid Index (SAI) for the 2026-27 FAFSA.
10 min to completeUpdated Aug 24, 2026
Why Is This Important?
- Your Student Aid Index is your estimated contribution or ability to pay for college that schools use to determine your eligibility for need-based aid. Knowing it early gives your family a real planning advantage. You'll understand what colleges expect you to contribute and can start exploring how different financial decisions might shift that number.
How To Use This
- You'll need your 2024 tax returns and a current snapshot of savings, investments, and other assets. Enter basic household information, then income and asset details. The calculator walks you through it step by step. Run it once to get your baseline, and come back to test different scenarios.