Transcript Financial Aid Database Project (Dr. Debra Stuart - OK-AIR

Financial Aid Database
Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education
Background
2004 Noel-Levitz analysis of financial aid
data and enrollment management
practices
2005 Recommendations submitted to State
Regents
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#24 “recommend that all Oklahoma
institutions whose students are eligible to
receive state-funded assistance…submit unit
(student) level reporting...From these data
OSRHE could determine allocation levels
for the OTAG awards and perform research
on the usage, interaction, and effectiveness
of state programs...
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…Moreover, individual institutions
would benefit from this process
by having a database appropriate
for conducting research on the
impact of aid on student
enrollment behavior at their
campus.”
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2008 RFP
1. Develop capacity to report on financial
aid related issues and perform research on
the usage, interaction, and effectiveness of
state programs using student academic
information, demographics, full financial
aid award information, income level,
financial need, expected family
contribution, etc.
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2008 RFP
2. OSRHE will collect financial aid data to
supplement existing unit record student
data collected in the OSRHE Unitized Data
System (UDS).
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2008 RFP
3. Individual institutions also should be able
to benefit from this database by conducting
research on the impact of aid on student
enrollment behavior at their campus.
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2008 RFP
4. Data will be collected as needed from the
31 Oklahoma public higher education
institutions and related entities with
development to include an option to add
other Oklahoma institutions.
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State Regents support
Funding
Staff
Advisory Committee
Financial Aid
UDS Coordinators
Enrollment Managers
Public and Private
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What is the average net cost of attendance? Do
these levels appear to be manageable to students
with known income information?
How are federal financial aid programs interacting
with state funds such as OTAG, Oklahoma’s
Promise and institutional financial aid/tuition
waiver programs in meeting students’ financial
needs?
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What is the level of unmet need for students by
institutional sector, student need level, academic
preparation, or race/ethnicity?
How does the level of financial assistance provided
impact student persistence?
Are poorer students borrowing larger amounts than
their richer counterparts?
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March 12 Advisory Committee meeting
April 13-14 Institution meetings
April 24
UDS data submitted
May 13
Finalize code tables
June 10
Institution data submitted
August 1 Data finalized
Oct. 20-21 Review findings and files
October 22 Report to State Regents
Debra L. Stuart
Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships
[email protected]
(405) 225-9168