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Transfer Students

Applicants interested in applying for Notre Dame need-based financial aid should complete the following applications by the recommended priority date.  Please note that transfer students are not eligible for merit scholarships.

Spring 2026 Transfer Process

Priority Date: November 15

Required documents are requested and submitted once your CSS Profile is submitted through the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Commonly required documents include:

    • 2023 federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)
    • 2023 federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)
      • Partnership with K1(s)
      • S-Corporation with K1(s)
      • Corporation
    • Verification Worksheet

Fall 2026 Transfer Process

Priority Date: May 1

Required documents are requested and submitted once your CSS Profile is submitted through the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Commonly requested documents include:

    • 2024 federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)
    • 2024 federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)
      • Partnership with K1(s)
      • S-Corporation with K1(s)
      • Corporation

Spring 2027 Transfer Process

Priority Date: Novermber 15

Required documents are requested and submitted once your CSS Profile is submitted through the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)

Required documents include:

    • 2024 federal income tax return (with all schedules, W-2s, and 1099s)
    • 2024 federal business tax return(s) (if applicable)
      • Partnership with K1(s)
      • S-Corporation with K1(s)
      • Corporation

Divorced and Separated Parents

  • Both of the student's natural parents, custodial and noncustodial, are required to complete the CSS Profile. The parent information is kept separately and securely and is visible only to the colleges that the student has authorized to receive it. Neither the student nor the custodial parent has access to the noncustodial parent's information unless the noncustodial parent chooses to share his or her password.
  • In cases where the CSS Profile cannot be completed by the noncustodial parent, the student may complete the Noncustodial Parent Waiver Petition. Submission of this waiver does not guarantee a waiver of the noncustodial parent.