Finding Text
Incorrect Enrollment Reporting to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
Significant Deficiency
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALN #: 84.268 and 84.063
Federal Award Identification #: 2023-2024 Award Year
Condition: The NSLDS enrollment status was not properly reported for some students, primarily those who withdrew from the University.
Criteria: 34 CFR 690.83(b) and 34 CFR 685.309
Questioned Costs: $0
Context: Out of 77 students tested, 5 students who withdrew were still being reported as enrolled to NSLDS. 2 students were reported as “no record found” but both had federal direct loans disbursed during the year.
Cause: The registrar's office was not completing timely reconciliations of enrollment statuses throughout the year.
Effect: The incorrect reporting impacts the student's loan grace period, in school deferment eligibility, beginning loans payments, appropriate interest charges, etc.
Identification as repeat finding, if applicable: N/A
Recommendation: We recommend the University put a system in place to ensure that students who withdraw either officially or unofficially during a term be checked for proper reporting to NSLDS as part of the R2T4 process. We also recommend that the University is periodically completing reconciliations of enrollment statuses and completing spot checks of enrollment statuses to NSLDS.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.