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<p>The CSS Profile, short for the College Scholarship Service Profile, is an online application created and maintained by the United States–based <a href="/facts/College_Board/Sp7FEA9t">College Board</a> that allows incoming and current <a href="/facts/Higher_education_in_the_United_States/X8LdW6KC">college</a> students to apply for non-federal <a href="/facts/Student_financial_aid_in_the_United_States/YqabPjxr">financial aid</a>. It is primarily designed to give member institutions of the College Board a comprehensive look at the financial and family situation of students and their families to use as they determine their eligibility for institutional financial aid. </p><p>The CSS Profile is used to determine student financial aid by approximately 400 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs in the United States. </p>