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Title: Quality of Data Reported through the Department's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Surveys by Southern New Hampshire University. Inspection Report. ED-OIG/I24IL0217
Language: English
Authors: Office of Inspector General (OIG) (ED)
Source: Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education. 2026.
Availability: Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: https://oig.ed.gov/reports/list
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 49
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Higher Education
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Data Collection, Data Use, Educational Quality, Universities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Disclosure, Student Financial Aid, Graduation Rate, Institutional Characteristics, Data Analysis, Reliability, Costs, School Surveys
Geographic Terms: New Hampshire
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Higher Education Act 1965
Abstract: Section 487(a)(17) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires postsecondary schools participating in Title IV programs to annually report data, including data relevant to students' cost of attendance and financial aid and the schools' graduation rates, to the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The objective of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) inspection was to determine whether Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) reported verifiable data to IPEDS for the 2021-2022 reporting period. SNHU did not always report verifiable data in the Student Financial Aid, Graduation Rates, and Institutional Characteristic Surveys to IPEDS for the 2021-2022 reporting period because it did not update and implement procedures for collecting, consolidating, assessing the reliability of, and reporting data to IPEDS. Because the data that SNHU reported to IPEDS were not always verifiable, its published net price, graduation rate, and cost of attendance for the 2021-2022 reporting period were unreliable.
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