Definitions for "College Scholarship Service"
This service processes a supplemental financial aid application called the Profile. Some colleges and universities require the Profile in addition to other financial aid forms. This is a College Board service that students must pay for. See Profile Application.
Need analysis service, located in Princeton, NJ, which distributes the Financial Aid PROFILE, a financial aid form used mostly by selective private colleges.  CSS also administers the SAT scholastic exam.
The arm of the College Board and one of the agencies that processes financial aid information and applications.