Returning Students

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

Required Forms

Due Dates

How to Apply/Where to Send

2010-2011 CSS Profile Application

May 1, 2010

Apply online at the College Board’s Profile On Line site.
Duke’s CSS College Code is 5156.
Duke receives your Profile data electronically from CSS, so there is no need to send copies or printouts.

2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

May 1, 2010

Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Duke’s federal code number is 002920.
Be sure to sign your FAFSA either electronically with a PIN number provided by the Department of Education or by printing out and mailing a FAFSA signature sheet provided by the processor. More information on PIN numbers can be found at www.pin.ed.gov.

2009 Tax Returns & W2 Forms

May 15, 2010

Once you have filed your Profile Form, you will receive a letter from the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) providing instructions on how to submit your tax forms and any other supplemental forms required. You should send signed photocopies of all pages of your parents' and your own 2008 federal tax return including photocopies of all W-2 forms to the College Board by May 1st. If your parents did not file a US return, we require copies of the foreign return filed. If your parents did not file ANY tax return, download the Non-Tax Filer Statement from our forms page and submit.

CSS Noncustodial Profile
(Required if submitted last year or if your parents divorced during the past year.)

May 1, 2010

When you complete your Profile registration, the College Board will notify you via email that Duke requires the Noncustodial Profile. This e-mail will provide details about the requirement and should be shared with your noncustodial parent. The e-mail will contain a link to the Noncustodial Profile website as well as login instructions for your noncustodial parent.
Your noncustodial parent tax return should either be submitted in the same packet with the custodial parent's information or in a separate packet mailed to the College Board's IDOC Service ,  with a copy of your original IDOC letter.

Additional Information

May 1, 2010

Feel free to mail us a letter of explanation if your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or if you feel there are any other details which will help us more completely understand your financial situation. Mail to the Duke Financial Aid Office at PO Box 90397, Durham, NC 27708