Certification: Financial Aid IPEDS Report Documentation

This article provides historical information regarding the 2022 Data Governance project focused on the validation of the accuracy of the Financial Aid IPEDS report.

Detailed Information

Issue Summary

This proposal is for a comprehensive review of all aspects of data definitions, sources, and calculations conducted with representatives from Financial Aid, Institutional Research, and IT. As Financial Aid data requests increase in frequency, in-depth reviews of our data definitions, coding, transformations, and aggregation processes can ensure accuracy for this critical area of reporting. In addition to ensuring accuracy for Financial Aid reporting, thorough reviews of reporting can build specifications and a roadmap for future Financial Aid data mart development.

To facilitate this review, the Data Certification process is being employed to verify and document the report.

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Strategic Goals Addressed

  • Unified Accreditation - Review of UMS wide reports such as this increases the accuracy, consistency and ease of reporting. 

Audience

  • System-Wide