SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Finding 2025-001 – Student Financial Aid Cluster, Assistance Listing # 84.063 and 84.268 Compliance Requirement: Special Test and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting Criteria: The University is required to send changes in attendance levels of students, including students who, graduated, withdrew, dropped out, or enrolled changes to the National Student Loan Data System (“NSLDS”) within 60 days of the change. Condition: The University did not send changes in attendance levels of students, including students who graduated, withdrew, dropped out, or enrolled changes to the NSLDS within 60 days of the change. Cause: The University had not reported status changes of students to the NSLDS as required under the Uniform Grant Guidance for the year ended June 30, 2025. The status information reported in the University’s system, was incorrectly extracted for the submission to the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLDS, which created discrepancies between the statuses. Context: The University had one incorrect status effective date, one incorrect status change, and sent two status changes to the NSLDS after 60 days. Effect: The University did not report status changes to the NSLDS timely and appropriately. Recommendation: The University should put in place a process to timely capture student changes so they can be reported to the NSLDS. Management Response: The University concurs with this finding. Corrective Action Plan: See attached management’s corrective action plan.