Open the FAFSA website in your Internet browser (see Resources). Click on the "Search for School Codes" link under the section entitled "Before Beginning a FAFSA."
Select the academic school year you are submitting your FAFSA for in the first drop-down menu. Select the "Search" option in the second drop-down menu to search for school codes.
Select the school's state and enter the name of the city where the school is located. Enter the school's name in the third field and how you want your search results filtered in the fourth field. Click "Next" to conduct your search.
Write down the school's federal school code for future reference. Conduct additional searches until you have obtained the school codes for each school that you want to send your FAFSA results.
Insert up to 10 school codes in section five of the online application. For paper applications, insert up to four school codes in step six of the application. Indicate your anticipated housing accommodations for each school.