STATS/Earnings Accountability
The Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS)/Earnings Accountability regulations came out of a new statutory requirement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to hold institutions accountable for programs of study they offer that don’t leave students financially better off than if they had never attended the program. The STATS and Earnings Accountability regulations were drafted by the AHEAD negotiated rulemaking committee and replaced the Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency (GE/FVT) regulations effective July 1, 2027 (with an optional early implementation date of July 1, 2026.)
NASFAA Public Comments
Department of Education Resources
- (GENERAL-26-36) Guidance on ECAR Program Additions and Earnings Accountability Reporting
- (GENERAL-26-49) Guidance on FVT/GE Data Reporting, STATS Early Implementation, and Next Steps for Publication
- (GENERAL-26-43) One Big Beautiful Bill Act NSLDS Professional Access Updates (July 2026)
- ED 2025-26 Negotiated Rulemaking page: Issue papers, negotiator proposals, recordings & transcripts
- Draft Consensus Language
- ED Announces Two Neg Reg Committees Focused on New Provisions Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act
NASFAA Coverage of 2025-26 Gainful Employment & New Accountability Framework
- ED Sets Final Deadline for Overdue FVT/GE Data, Outlines STATS Early Implementation
- ED Provides FVT/GE Reporting Updates Amid STATS Early Implementation Option
- ED Publishes Final Regulations Implementing OBBBA Accountability Framework
- OTC AskRegs Experts: Tracking OBBBA’s Implementation Timeline
- Deep Dive: NASFAA Summary of Consensus on Accountability Language from Last Week’s AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
- AHEAD Committee Reaches Consensus On Entire Accountability Package
- AHEAD Committee Continues Discussion on Teach-Out Proposal
- AHEAD Committee Discusses Details on New Earnings Accountability Reporting Requirements, Appeals Process
- AHEAD Committee Debates Impact of Eliminating Debt-to-Earnings Metric, Earnings Premium Benchmarks as Rulemaking Continues
- AHEAD Committee Kicks Off Second Neg Reg Session Focused on New Accountability Framework
- OTC Inside The Beltway: Previewing the AHEAD Committee
- Trump Signs Sprawling Reconciliation Package Into Law, Here’s How it Impacts Higher Ed
Other Resources
Rule Summaries by Year
For a deep dive into the details of each iteration of the GE/FVT and STATS/earnings accountability regulations, please use the links below:
Publication Date: 9/9/2026
