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§1087nn Determination of student aid index

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part F— - Need Analysis › § 1087nn

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Student Aid Index depends on status: dependent under 1087oo; independent (single or married, no other dependents) under 1087pp; independent with other dependents under 1087qq.

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Title 20, §1087nn

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The student aid index—
(1)for a dependent student shall be determined in accordance with section 1087oo of this title;
(2)for a single independent student or a married independent student without dependents (other than a spouse) shall be determined in accordance with section 1087pp of this title; and
(3)for an independent student with dependents other than a spouse shall be determined in accordance with section 1087qq of this title.

Legislative History

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Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to determination of expected family contribution and the data elements to be considered. 1998—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105–244 inserted “, excluding the student’s parents,” after “family of the student”. 1992—Pub. L. 102–325 substituted “Determination of expected family contribution; data elements” for “Data elements used in determining expected family contribution” in section catchline and amended text generally, adding subsec. (a), designating existing provisions as subsec. (b) and inserting heading, adding the age of the older parent, in the case of a dependent student, and the student as a data element and striking out consideration of any unusual medical and dental expenses and consideration of the number of dependent children other than the student enrolled in a private elementary or secondary institution and the unreimbursed tuition paid as data elements. 1988—Par. (8). Pub. L. 100–369 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2020 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective July 1, 2024, except as otherwise expressly provided, and applicable with respect to award year 2024–2025 and each subsequent award year, as determined under this chapter, see section 701(b) of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244, effective Oct. 7, 1998, and applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, see section 480A of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–325 applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for award years beginning on or after July 1, 1993, see section 471(b) of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1087nn

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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