2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
October 1, 2025 – 2026-2027 FAFSA Available
February 1, 2026 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2026 – 2026-2027 FAFSA Deadline
Summer Semester 2026:
June 1, 2026 – Summer Session 1 & 2 Begins
June 9, 2026 – Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Disbursement Begins (Loans Only)
June 27, 2026 – Summer Session 2 Ends
June 29, 2026 – Summer Session 3 Begins
July 1, 2026 – Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Pell Grant Disburses. We cannot disburse summer Pell Grant until July because we do not receive funding from the Dept. of Education for Pell Grant until after July 2026.
July 7, 2026 – Summer Session 3 Disbursement Begins (Loans & Pell Grant)
July 25, 2026 – Summer Session 1 & 3 Ends
Fall Semester 2026:
August 17, 2026 – Fall Courses Begins
September 1, 2026 – Fall Disbursement Begins
October 10, 2026 – Fall Session 1 Ends
October 12, 2026 – Fall Session 2 Begins
October 20, 2026 – Fall Session 2 Disbursement Begins
December 12, 2026 – Fall Semester Ends
Spring Semester 2027:
January 11, 2027 – Spring Courses Begins
January 26, 2027 – Spring Disbursement Begins
March 6, 2027 – Spring Session 1 Ends
March 8, 2027 – Spring Session 2 Begins
March 23, 2027 – Spring Session 2
May 8, 2027 – Spring Semester Ends
2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
December 1, 2024 – 2025-2026 FAFSA Available
February 1, 2025 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2026 – 2025-2026 FAFSA Deadline
Summer Semester 2025:
June 2, 2025 Summer Session 1 & 2 Begins
June 10, 2025 Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Disbursement Begins (Loans Only)
June 28, 2025 Summer Session 2 Ends
June 30, 2025 Summer Session 3 Begins
July 1, 2025 Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Pell Grant Disburses. We cannot disburse summer Pell Grant until July because we do not receive funding from the Dept. of Education for Pell Grant until after July 2025.
July 8, 2025 Summer Session 3 Disbursement Begins (Loans & Pell Grant)
July 26, 2025 Summer Session 1 & 3 Ends
Fall Semester 2025:
August 18, 2025 – Fall Courses Begins
September 2, 2025 – Fall Disbursement Begins
October 11, 2025 – Fall Session 1 Ends
October 13, 2025 – Fall Session 2 Begins
October 21, 2025 – Fall Session 2 Disbursement Begins
December 13, 2025 – Fall Semester Ends
Spring Semester 2026:
January 12, 2026 – Spring Courses Begins
January 27, 2026 – Spring Disbursement Begins
March 7, 2026 – Spring Session 1 Ends
March 9, 2026 – Spring Session 2 Begins
March 17, 2026 – Spring Session 2 Disbursement Begins
May 9, 2026 – Spring Semester Ends