CSS Profile Schools Only certain colleges and universities require the CSS Profile to be considered for need-based financial aid. While many are private institutions, some are public schools.

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application that's used (or required) by nearly 250 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid.

The CSS Profile "really should be considered as one of the vehicles to increasing financial affordability for students," says Gail Holt, dean of financial aid at Amherst College in Massachusetts.

The CSS Profile is an application for college financial aid required by about 200 undergraduate institutions. Completing the CSS Profile, short for the College Scholarship Service Profile, can be ...

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application used by nearly 270 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs. It's administered by the College Board, the organization behind the SAT, PSAT ...