ED Publishes Updated GE/FVT Submission Status Data for Prior Years; 2026 Cycle Reporting Due October 1
By NASFAA Policy & Federal Relations Staff
The Department of Education (ED) on Friday provided an updated spreadsheet showing schools’ submission status of gainful employment/financial value transparency (GE/FVT) data for the 2024 and 2025 reporting cycles in a blue note to a previously-issued announcement. The new spreadsheet reflects submission statuses as of August 25, 2026, whereas the previous spreadsheet included statuses as of August 6, 2026.
While the previous spreadsheet showed over 1,900 schools had failed to report all required data, the most recent list shows just under 1,800 schools have missing data. The difference between these numbers includes schools who reported data since August 6, as well as schools that were previously listed as having missing data, but that ED has since updated to show no data is missing.
The schools’ statuses ED updated from previously being categorized as having missing data to now reflect that no data is missing fall into two categories representing technical changes by ED. First, schools that ended their program participation agreement with ED since August 6, who are no longer required to report GE/FVT data. These now display on the spreadsheet with a status of “Update: No Longer Required.” Many of these schools were part of mergers, where the OPEID at one institution was deactivated, in which case the remaining entity must report GE/FVT data under the active OPEID for both the original institution and the one they merged with. Second, schools that were not required to report data for the 2023-24 award year are also not required to report data for the 2022-23 award year, however, the previous spreadsheet incorrectly showed that 2022-23 data was missing. This was corrected in the most recent spreadsheet, which now displays “Not required*” in the 2022-23 column in these cases.
The asterisk accompanying the “Not required*” status means that these data are not required to be reported by institutions as of the 2025 reporting cycle, but may be required to be reported in a future reporting cycle if the program meets the threshold of 30 Title IV completers in substantially similar programs.
The latest spreadsheet includes a new tab titled “Technical” that explains these technical changes made since the initial list. ED noted in a section titled “Backfilling” on the Technical tab that institutions that meet the threshold of 30 completers and are now required to report data must also report data for prior years when the number of completers was below the threshold. This was not previously accurately indicated on the initial spreadsheet, meaning some cells stated reporting was not required, when in fact reporting for that award year was required. This has been corrected for the most recent spreadsheet.
Another change noted on the Technical tab is related to schools that were not in operation for certain award years. The previous spreadsheet listed “Not required” for award years when the school was not in operation. The new spreadsheet states “Not in operation” for those years. While this better describes the situation, this change does not impact whether the school has missing data or not, since in both spreadsheets, “Not required” and “Not in operation” mean no data is required for that award year.
The blue note announced that ED will periodically update and share a spreadsheet with schools’ submission status information through the reporting deadline of January 15, 2027 for the 2024 and 2025 reporting cycles. Schools should check these updated spreadsheets to confirm their submission status in the yes_missing_prior column is “NO MISSING FILES FROM PRIOR CYCLES.” ED officials have confirmed the only other way schools can confirm that their required data has been successfully submitted without errors is to reach out directly to ED at [email protected].
As a reminder, institutions have a separate deadline for 2026 reporting. Schools must submit GE/FVT data for the 2026 reporting cycle by October 1, 2026. In the original announcement, ED outlined the reporting requirements for the 2026 cycle, the process for submitting data, and how institutions may choose the early implementation option for the new STATS and Earnings Accountability framework. As with past years, schools do not need to wait for their completers list from ED before reporting their 2026 data. ED previously stated in a July 16, 2026, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) office hours session that completers lists would be sent sometime this winter.
ED confirmed that there will be no extensions granted for either the October 1, 2026 deadline for the 2026 reporting cycle, or for the extended January 15, 2027 deadline for the 2024 and 2025 reporting cycles. Schools still needing to submit data should plan to do so “at least one week before the deadlines” in case there are submission issues or errors to correct.
If a school has questions related to their reporting or wants to confirm their submission status during the time between ED’s periodic spreadsheet updates, they should email [email protected]. This is a dedicated email address for GE/FVT and STATS questions. ED is also hosting an office hours session on Thursday, September 10 where staff will answer operational questions about FVT/GE and STATS reporting requirements.
Wednesday, September 2 is the last day for schools to submit questions for the office hours session in advance by emailing [email protected].
Publication Date: 9/2/2026
Emily C | 9/5/2026 7:13:59 AM
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Andrew C | 9/5/2026 3:37:14 AM
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