Share Your Perspective: Input on Proposed STATS Regulations

AIR is reviewing the proposed Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) regulations and considering submitting comments. We invite higher education professionals to share perspectives from implementation, reporting, data quality, compliance, student communication, and institutional operations. Responses may be summarized in aggregate to inform AIR’s comment letter.

Thank you in advance for your input!

1.Your role (check one)

Institutional Research/Effectiveness

Enrollment/Admissions

Financial Aid

Registrar

Finance/Budget

Academic Affairs

Compliance/Reporting

Senior Leadership

Other

2.Institution Type

Less than 2-year

Public or private 2-year

Public 4-year

Non-profit 4-year

For-profit 4-year

Other type of organization

3.What aspects of the proposed STATS regulations do you view as positive? (select up to 3)

Greater transparency for students and families

Broader accountability across programs

Improved consumer information at the program level

Focus on earnings/outcomes

More consistent federal framework

Simplified reporting requirements

Incentives for program review and improvement

Better public understanding of value

Potential for increased data quality and standardization

Other positive aspects

4.What aspects of the proposed STATS regulations are of concern? (select up to 3)

Data definitions

Implementation readiness, timeline

Earnings outcomes methodology

Comparability across institutions and programs

Administrative burden/staffing capacity

Communication to external stakeholders

Unintended consequences for students

Financial consequences for programs or institutions

Reputational risks for programs or institutions

Other concerns

5.Overall, how would these regulations affect your institution?

6.What is an important change the Department should make before finalizing this rule?

7.What practical implementation issue is being overlooked (if any)?

8.May AIR quote or paraphrase your comments anonymously?

Yes

Maybe - contact me first

Please leave your name and email if you would like to be contacted first.

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