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Brian Thomas, Director of the Jackson Get2College Center, provides FAFSA guidance to students at
Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss.
JACKSON, MISS. – Mississippi ranks first in the nation in completion of the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). According to the National College Attainment Network’s FAFSA
Tracker, 73.4% of Mississippi’s 2025 graduating high school seniors completed their FAFSA.