Audit 390480

Finding 2025-001: Significant Deficiency - NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Assistance listing No.: ALN 84.268 Federal program title: Federal Direct Student Loan Program Award No.: N/A Award Year: 2025 Name of pass-through entity, when applicable: N/A Criteria: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless the institution expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a halftime basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition: The Law School did not notify the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner for 23 students with status changes in our sample of 25 students. For 2 out of 25 students selected in the sample, the effective date that was reported to the NSLDS did not match the date that the student changed status. The sample was not a statistically valid sample. Questioned Costs: There are no questioned costs associated with this finding. Cause: The Law School's controls surrounding the reporting of students' statuses and status effective dates to the NSLDS did not appropriately ensure the information was submitted accurately or timely. Effect: The accuracy of the Title IV student loan records depends heavily on the accuracy of the enrollment information reported by schools. If an institution does not review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, effective dates of the enrollment status, and the anticipated completion dates, then the Title IV student loan records will be inaccurate. Recommendation: We recommend that the Law School review its procedures for student status changes and NSLDS notifications to ensure there are follow-up and review procedures being performed for all students with status changes at the Law School to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding, The Director of Financial Aid and the Registrar will implement procedures and controls in fiscal 2026 to ensure accurate and timely updating of the enrollment reports to NSLDS.