Finding Text
Condition:
During our testing of enrollment reporting, wereviewed the enrollment changes for studentsduring fiscal year 2024. We noted that for1 out of the16 students selected,the Universityreported the change in enrollment status 90 days after the date of determination.
Criteria:
Uniform Guidance requires that the institution report enrollment information under the Pell grantand the Direct and FFEL loan programs via the NSLDS. Institutions must review, update, andverify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates that appear on theEnrollment Reporting Roster file or on theEnrollment Maintenance page of theNSLDSProfessional Access. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Institutions must complete and return within 15 days the EnrollmentReporting roster file placed in their Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) (OMB No. 1845-0002)mailboxes sent by ED via NSLDS. An institution determines how often it receives the EnrollmentReporting roster file with the default set at a minimum of every 60 days. Once received, theinstitution must updatefor changes in the dataelements for the CampusRecord and the ProgramRecord identified above, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method,spreadsheet submittal, or the NSLDS website.
Cause:
The University did not report the enrollment change in NSLDS timely.
Effect:
The University did not report the enrollment change timely which may impact the timeliness of repayment of Federal funds.
Questioned Costs:
Unknown.
Recommendation:
We recommend that the University establish procedures to ensure that enrollment changes are
reported timely to NSLDS.
Views of Responsible Officials:
Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the Corrective Action Plan for management’s
approach to correct the finding.