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ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY AND SUBSIDIARIESHigher Education

EIN: 160746864

UEI: NKF5HVBC2L68

Audited by: BONADIO & CO. LLP

Cognizant agency: 84 [Department of Education]

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Data as of September 7, 2026

ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY AND SUBSIDIARIES10 audit years1 findings
10
Audit Years
1
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings
$50.6M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2025)

FY 2025-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$50,648,021 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on February 23, 2026. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by August 23, 2026 (17 days ago).

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FY 2024-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$48,512,300 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on January 21, 2025 — management decision was due July 21, 2025.

2024-001
Special Tests & Provisions
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYOTHER MATTERS

Criteria - The federal government requires the Organizations to report student enrollment data to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) system at least every 60 days, and to certify the enrollment status of the students as submitted. Enrollment status changes such as withdrawals must be submitted at a minimum during this 60 day certification process, but may report at more frequent intervals to capture more current enrollment status changes. Condition - During the 2024 audit, it was noted that for one of six students selected for testing, the student’s withdrawal information was not reported within the required timeframe. Cause - Because the student’s withdrawal was due to a situation that does not occur often (academic dismissal), the Organizations’ typical system and process flow caused the student to be reported after the student account system recognized an incomplete semester, rather than at the academic dismissal date. Effect - The Organizations did not report the student’s status change to NSLDS within the required timeframe. Recommendation - The Organizations should implement a process to ensure that unique withdrawal situations are adequately communicated to the appropriate parties and education should be provided to all responsible parties to ensure that all are aware of the program’s rules and regulations. The process should incorporate a more formalized review and approval process to reduce the likelihood of such findings in the future. Views of Responsible Officials- The Organizations recognize the importance of complying with all federal requirements. The Organizations will put processes in place to ensure withdrawals are adequately communicated and education of the program’s rules and regulations are provided to responsible parties. The processes will include a formalized review and approval process and measures will be put in place to ensure all changes are processed timely, including updating the automatic reporting to capture all potential changes.

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Criteria - The federal government requires the Organizations to report student enrollment data to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) system at least every 60 days, and to certify the enrollment status of the students as submitted. Enrollment status changes such as withdrawals must be submitted at a minimum during this 60 day certification process, but may report at more frequent intervals to capture more current enrollment status changes. Condition - During the 2024 audit, it was noted that for one of six students selected for testing, the student’s withdrawal information was not reported within the required timeframe. Cause - Because the student’s withdrawal was due to a situation that does not occur often (academic dismissal), the Organizations’ typical system and process flow caused the student to be reported after the student account system recognized an incomplete semester, rather than at the academic dismissal date. Effect - The Organizations did not report the student’s status change to NSLDS within the required timeframe. Recommendation - The Organizations should implement a process to ensure that unique withdrawal situations are adequately communicated to the appropriate parties and education should be provided to all responsible parties to ensure that all are aware of the program’s rules and regulations. The process should incorporate a more formalized review and approval process to reduce the likelihood of such findings in the future. Views of Responsible Officials- The Organizations recognize the importance of complying with all federal requirements. The Organizations will put processes in place to ensure withdrawals are adequately communicated and education of the program’s rules and regulations are provided to responsible parties. The processes will include a formalized review and approval process and measures will be put in place to ensure all changes are processed timely, including updating the automatic reporting to capture all potential changes.

Corrective Action Plan

The University recognizes the importance of complying with all federal requirements. In this case out of the sample of students one student was reported late to NSLDS. During the processing of a student's academic status, there was a unique situation where the student's record remained active in our system due to the presence of an incomplete grade. In this case, because the incomplete grade delayed the finalization of the student’s academic status, the dismissal was not reported to NSLDS within the typical timeframe. Once the incomplete was resolved and the final status was updated, the necessary information was reported to NSLDS. Measures will be put in place to ensure all changes are processed timely, additional measures are as follows.  Adding the following language to the Graduate catalog, consistent with the Undergraduate catalog: Students with one or more Incomplete grades at the end of the term have an academic standing of On Hold until the Incomplete grade(s) is resolved. When all Incomplete grades are converted to letter grades, the term and cumulative GPA are recalculated and academic standing is set according to the Standards of Academic Progress.  Before any dismissal decision is finalized, the Registrar’s Office verifies that all incomplete grades for the student have been resolved and that final grades are recorded in the system. This verification ensures that no student is dismissed prematurely or inaccurately in the academic records. Implement a workflow process as a double check in the student information system that monitors the status of incomplete grades for students who are dismissed, the system will generate alerts to the Registrar’s office when an incomplete grade is pending resolution in conjunction with dismissal.  Implementing controls to ensure accurate grading in conjunction with dismissals in the Student Information System will enable precise reporting to NSC/NSLDS

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FY 2023-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$46,943,856 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on December 18, 2023 — management decision was due June 18, 2024.

FY 2022-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$45,913,404 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on January 8, 2023 — management decision was due July 8, 2023.

FY 2021-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$51,890,801 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on August 11, 2022 — management decision was due February 11, 2023.

FY 2020-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$46,806,629 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on February 3, 2021 — management decision was due August 3, 2021.

FY 2019-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$50,500,172 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on January 7, 2020 — management decision was due July 7, 2020.

FY 2018-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$55,607,547 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 4, 2018 — management decision was due May 4, 2019.

FY 2017-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$54,131,675 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on December 5, 2017 — management decision was due June 5, 2018.

FY 2016-05-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$53,519,993 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on February 8, 2017 — management decision was due August 8, 2017.

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