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Audit 389645

FY End
2025-05-31
Total Expended
$79.28M
Findings
2
Programs
23
Organization: Saint Joseph's University (PA)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-02-27
Auditor: GRANT THORNTON LLP

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1175733 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N
1175734 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $65.89M Yes 1
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $9.25M Yes 1
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $857,167 Yes 0
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $667,481 Yes 0
84.407A Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education $458,161 Yes 0
93.136 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND STATE AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS $283,542 Yes 0
93.394 CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH $142,203 Yes 0
84.038 FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM_FEDERAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS $140,788 Yes 0
93.393 CANCER CAUSE AND PREVENTION RESEARCH $137,936 Yes 0
98.001 USAID FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS OVERSEAS $117,693 Yes 0
16.525 GRANTS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS $95,000 Yes 0
93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE $83,570 Yes 0
93.866 AGING RESEARCH $59,710 Yes 0
47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES $56,567 Yes 0
47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) $56,148 Yes 0
11.609 MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS $39,112 Yes 0
59.044 VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM $32,233 Yes 0
93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING $18,978 Yes 0
93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH $14,746 Yes 0
47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES $14,371 Yes 0
93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH $11,934 Yes 0
47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING $9,262 Yes 0
97.061 CENTERS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY $2,800 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
YGSGAA2XKP71 Maura Ferry Auditee
6106601126 Elizabeth Ireland Auditor
No contacts on file

Notes to SEFA

The federal student loan programs listed subsequently are administered directly by the University, and balances and transactions relating to this program are included in the University’s consolidated financial statements. Loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The outstanding balance and disbursement as of and for the year ended May 31, 2025 is as follows. The University liquidated their Federal Perkins Loan Program in accordance with the Department of Education requirements for the year ended May 31, 2025.
The following table details the grant revenue recognized, grant receipts and receivables for the Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs grant received from the Department of Health and Human Services and passed through the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the year ended May 31, 2025:

Finding Details

Finding 2025-001
Finding 2025-001: Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting Student Financial Assistance Cluster U.S. Department of Education Award Period: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Criteria: 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2) and 34 CFR 685.309 require institutions to report enrollment information under the Pell Grant and the Direct Loan programs via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Institutions must review, update, and certify enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates timely as the administration of these Title IV programs relies heavily on this information. Condition: Student statuses for the Fall 2024 term were not reported within the required 60-day timeframe due to a delay in receiving the Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (“ECAR”) from the Department of Education (“DoE”). Cause: The University did not receive the ECAR with the updated branch code until December 2024, subsequent to the Fall 2024 term. Effect: For five students out of a sample of forty, the students’ status was not reported within the required 60-day timeframe. This sample was not a statistical sample. Questioned Costs: N/A. Context: Saint Joseph’s University (“SJU”) and the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (“PCHS”) merged effective January 2024. The ECAR is a report from the DoE that lists the school’s approved programs and locations as well as participation in Title IV programs. As the two universities merged, a new ECAR, with a new branch code, was required for the newly merged institution to perform student status reporting. However, the University did not receive the ECAR until December 2024, which delayed student status reporting for students who were originally legacy students of PCHS. This resulted in a total of 1,426 student statuses not reported timely to the National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”), of which five relate to the sample tested. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: It is recommended that management work closely with the NSC and the DoE to ensure that student statuses are reported timely. Views of Responsible Individuals: Refer to management's corrective action plan on page 49