Does Gonzaga Require the CSS Profile?
Gonzaga's undergraduate financial-aid checklist uses the FAFSA rather than the CSS Profile. Students unable to file the FAFSA may have a WASFA or Needs Analysis route, and first-year merit review begins with admission. The posted December 1 and February 1 aid priority dates are not labeled by aid year.
CSS Profile
Not usedDomestic undergraduates eligible for federal aid use the FAFSA for Gonzaga need-based aid; Washington residents unable to file because of immigration status use WASFA, and similarly situated students from other states use Gonzaga's Needs Analysis form. The admission application drives first-year merit consideration, and international applicants are considered automatically for merit awards.
CSS school code
NoneGonzaga has no CSS Profile code because it does not use the form. Submit the FAFSA, Washington WASFA, or Gonzaga Needs Analysis form, as applicable directly to Gonzaga instead.
Financial aid deadline status
Gonzaga's admission deadlines page lists December 1 and February 1 for FAFSA, WASFA, or Needs Analysis without an aid-year label. Its current aid checklist still names the 2026–27 FAFSA; verify the dates against the admission term before relying on them for 2027–28.
Which parent files?
Dependent FAFSA filers provide the parent contributor required by federal rules. Gonzaga's verification guidance identifies the parent who provided more than half of support when parents are divorced or separated, plus that parent's current spouse if remarried. A separate CSS Profile from a second household is not part of this undergraduate aid route.
Documents and next steps
Use Gonzaga FAFSA code 003778, submit Washington WASFA when eligible, or send the Needs Analysis form to its financial aid office when immigration status prevents FAFSA filing outside Washington. Gonzaga contacts students selected for verification; only those students submit requested records through its secure upload or another aid-office route.
Official sources for this answer
- Gonzaga undergraduate financial aid checklist (checked September 26, 2026)
- Gonzaga undergraduate admission and aid deadlines (checked September 26, 2026)
- Gonzaga scholarship and alternative aid forms (checked September 26, 2026)
- Gonzaga verification and parent information (checked September 26, 2026)
Common questions
Does Gonzaga require the CSS Profile?
No. Gonzaga's undergraduate financial-aid checklist uses the FAFSA rather than the CSS Profile. Students unable to file the FAFSA may have a WASFA or Needs Analysis route, and first-year merit review begins with admission. The posted December 1 and February 1 aid priority dates are not labeled by aid year.
What is Gonzaga's CSS Profile code?
Gonzaga has no CSS Profile code because it does not use the form. Submit the FAFSA, Washington WASFA, or Gonzaga Needs Analysis form, as applicable directly to Gonzaga instead.
When is Gonzaga's financial aid deadline?
Early Action financial-aid priority: December 1; Regular Decision financial-aid priority: February 1; Transfer financial-aid priority: As soon as possible.
Is the FAFSA enough for Gonzaga?
No. Eligible U.S. students file the FAFSA for federal aid, while Gonzaga uses the FAFSA, Washington WASFA, or Gonzaga Needs Analysis form, as applicable for its own aid. Neither application replaces the other.
Estimate the rest of your aid
The CSS Profile does not tell you what federal aid you may receive. Estimate that separately, then compare the result with each college's net price and your outside scholarship options.