Month: July 2025
ED Revises Its Interpretation of 90/10 Rule
The US Department of Education (ED) will now allow proprietary institutions to include revenue generated through distance programs in their calculations for federal student aid eligibility. On July 7, 2025, ED published an interpretive rule significantly revising its position on how for-profit institutions calculate compliance under the Title IV regulations, […]
Big Beautiful Bill – Earnings Premium for Nonprofit and Public Universities
Jay Vaughan and Vanessa Agudelo
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed “The Act,” commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” as part of the budget reconciliation process and, among other changes, amended the Higher Education Act of 1965. While the law includes a number of elements impacting higher education (such as endowment taxes and loan limits), one key change was the creation of the “earnings premium” (EP) metric to assess the effectiveness of degree programs at all universities receiving Title IV funds.