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Student Financial Services

Student financial services (SFS) describes how colleges and universities provide students and families with finance-related services, such as applying for financial aid and paying a tuition bill, along with the associated business processes necessary to pay for college. 

Compliance Issues

Resources for Student Financial Services Professionals

U.S. Department of Education Resources

Related Pages

SFS Regulations   ED Regulations   ED Archives

Contact

Bryan Dickson

Director, Student Financial Services and Educational Programs

202.861.2505

NACUBO Awards

Student Financial Services Award Recipient

Charmaine Daniels, associate vice president of student financial services at Morehouse College, strives to pay forward the encouragement she received as a young student financial services staffer, emphasizing the importance of professional development for her teammates and freely offering her expertise to colleagues at other institutions.

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Charmaine Daniels

News

2019 NACUBO Student Financial Services Benchmarking Report Released

October 02, 2019

This year's results show student payments and credit balance refunds are increasingly handled electronically. The report also provides benchmarking data on student account and loan receivables, third-party payments, staffing, and expenditures for student financial services.


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  • January 15, 2021

    Law Makes Changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill

    Institutions will need to use the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “dual certification” method, repay the VA for overpayments due to changes in student veteran enrollment, and provide certain disclosures to student veterans.

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  • December 11, 2020

    ED Issues New Regulatory Waivers, Extends Others

    In a notice recently posted in the Federal Register, the Department of Education announced several new regulatory waivers to assist institutions, students, and borrowers through the COVID-19 pandemic. ED also extended several waivers it had granted earlier in 2020.

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Student Financial Services Council

NACUBO members can contribute, participate and volunteer in many ways.

Press Releases

  • September 18, 2020

    NACUBO Applauds IRS and Treasury for Reasonable Approach to Problematic Endowment Tax

    The IRS and the Department of the Treasury released final rules for the endowment excise tax and took a measured approach to an otherwise misguided levy on certain private colleges and universities.

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Research

  • November 18, 2020

    Tuition Discounting Study Glossary and Help Text

    Help text for the Tuition Discounting Study (TDS) survey questions and definition of key terms in the annual Tuition Discounting Study

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Upcoming Programs

  • January 26, 2021

    2021 Intermediate Accounting and Reporting

    January 26-28 | See Schedule for Full Session Details | All Sessions Times are Eastern

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