Detect Suspicious Enrollments Before Aid Is Disbursed
The new data-driven solution from the National Student Clearinghouse is designed to help institutions identify unusual patterns during the admissions and financial aid process. It protects student opportunities, reduces fraud risk, and supports institutional compliance, before it becomes a crisis.
Our solution is powered by Clearinghouse data covering over 97% of Title IV degree-granting institutions and backed by 30 years of trusted experience.
Detect Suspicious Enrollments Before Aid Is Disbursed
Our solution is powered by Clearinghouse data covering over 97% of Title IV degree-granting institutions and backed by 30 years of trusted experience.
Financial Aid Fraud Is Escalating and Institutions Are Feeling It
- Institutions are reporting an increased number of applications showing fraud indicators
- Ghost students and coordinated bad actors are draining staff time and aid dollars
- Manual reviews don’t scale, and post-disbursement detection is too late
Institutions need early, reliable signals built on a trusted network that allows for the continuous exchange of suspicious indicators.
From the AACRAO Business Solutions Webinar
In his February 18 AACRAO Business Solutions presentation, Sean McTighe, Vice President of Compliance, Data Reporting & Strategy, shared how the Clearinghouse is addressing the rise of suspicious and fraudulent enrollments through a new, multi-phase detection initiative.
Interested in learning more?
A Clearinghouse representative will contact you with additional details. A limited number of pilot opportunities are available.
Purpose-Built to Identify Unusual Enrollment Patterns — Early
The Clearinghouse’s suspicious enrollment solution searches education records across institutions to provide actionable insights to surface patterns that may warrant further review — before aid is disbursed.
Suspicious indicators:
- Concurrent enrollment across multiple institutions
- Students dropped immediately after the first term
- Multiple permanent address changes
This solution does not identify fraud. It equips institutions with timely trust indicators to support internal review and compliance decisions.
Designed for Compliance, Built for Operations
Rule-based detection engine
Identifies suspicious indicators powered by our database of enrollment records using validated rules.
Search and review tools
Allows multiple teams to collaborate to review flagged records efficiently.
Compliance correction workflow
Supports documentation, follow-up, and resolution tracking.
Analytics and insights
Reveals trends and patterns to inform policy and prevention strategies.
Includes audit logging, role-based permissions, and secure data handling.
Built for the Teams on the Front Lines
Financial Aid Offices
Registrars
Compliance &
Audit Teams
Enrollment Management
System Offices & Partners
Why Institutions Trust the Clearinghouse
- Enrollment data spanning 97%+ of Title IV institutions
- Neutral, nonprofit data steward
- Deep integration into existing institutional workflows
- Proven experience supporting compliance and reporting at scale
- Extensive and wide-ranging market presence
This solution builds on decades of trusted data exchange, not experimental tooling.
What to Expect
- Multi-phase fraud detection initiative
- First production release anticipated Summer 2026
- Timed to support Fall 2026 disbursements
Product availability subject to final development timelines. Solution supports, but does not replace, institutional decision-making.
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