<p>As swimcatsmom has so well explained, FAFSA will not “give” you anything. It just comes up with the EFC which Morsmordre estimates will be around $7000. At that level, you won’t get PELL money, but you’ll be eligible for subsidized loans. What it comes down to for you is how much the schools you apply to are willing to give for financial aid. Many of such school require information in addition to the FAFSA such as PROFILE or their own financial aid forms. Those that guarantee 100% of need to be met will offer you a loan/grant/ work package meeting what they calculate as need which may not be the same as you FAFSA EFC. There are some school, usually the most selective like Harvard, Stanford, etc that are very generous and will give full grants to kids from families below a certain income/assets threshhold. But these schools are few in number.</p>