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Audit 382247

FY End
2025-06-30
Total Expended
$10.36M
Findings
2
Programs
2
Organization: Ave Maria School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law Foundation (FL)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-01-16
Auditor: REHMANN ROBSON LLC

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1169304 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N
1169305 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $10.13M Yes 1
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $227,894 Yes 1

Contacts

Name Title Type
C2DPJYN5DHM3 Kaye Castro Auditee
2396875343 Michelle Fowler, CPA Auditor
No contacts on file

Notes to SEFA

The Organization participates under the Federal Direct Student Loans program. The Organization acts as the intermediary for students obtaining Federal Direct Student Loans (Assistance Listing No. 84.268) from the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”). The Department is responsible for billings and collections of the loans. The Organization assists the Department by processing the applications and disbursing the funds from the Department to the students. Loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule.

Finding Details

Finding 2025-001
Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Special Tests and Provisions). Program. Student Financial Assistance Cluster; U.S. Department of Education; Assistance Listing Numbers 84.033 and 84.268; Award Numbers P033A238732 and P268K246780. Criteria. Institutions are required to report enrollment information under the Pell grant and the Direct loan programs via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) (OMB No. 1845-0035) (Pell, 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2); Direct Loan, 34 CFR 685.309). Institutions must review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates that appear on the Enrollment Reporting Roster file or on the Enrollment Maintenance page of the NSLDS Professional Access (NSLDSFAP) website. There are two categories of enrollment information; “Campus Level” and “Program Level,” both of which need to be reported accurately and have separate record types. Condition. We noted that one student out of a testing population of twelve did not have their status change reported timely to NSLDS. Cause. This condition was caused by a glitch in the internal software that did not pick the student up as a withdrawal until the next semester. Effect. As a result of this condition, the Organization was exposed to an increased risk that information wouldn't be reported to NSLDS on a timely basis. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs. Recommendation. We recommend that the Organization enhance its policies and procedures regarding enrollment reporting to ensure that reporting is completed timely. View of Responsible Officials. Management agrees with this finding and has prepared a Corrective Action Plan.