Schedule of Fees for Colleges & Universities

The Clearinghouse offers a full suite of services for colleges and universities — most at no cost — specifically designed to help institutions improve efficiency, enhance service and more.

Core Service Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Status Confirmation Reports (SSCRs) for guaranty agencies and NSLDS No charge Deferment forms and enrollment verifications No charge Federal Direct Student Loan Program SSCRs through the NSLDS No charge Deferment forms and enrollment verifications No charge Online Data Electronic reports made to other eligible requestors No charge Secure Web access to institution- and student-specific data No charge Optional Enrollment Verification Perkins and private loan deferments and processing requests from scholarship grant and other aid programs No charge to institutions that participate in our free EnrollmentVerify service. (Non-participating institutions pay $1.50 per certificate.)

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DegreeVerify Verification of degrees and other academic achievements to employers, background screening firms and others No charge

EnrollmentVerify Verification of enrollment to employers and student service providers (e.g., health insurers, credit grantors, housing providers, travel companies, software discounters, etc.) No charge

StudentTracker Reports on the enrollment status at other institutions of your prospective, current and former students.  A single StudentTracker subscription can be used by all collegiate areas budgeted from institutional funds that are not funded or reimbursed by outside entities. There are three options, you can: 1.   Pay an annual fee equal to your school's enrollment* times 10¢, payable in advance (minimum annual fee is $300).  2.   Reduce the fee by 50% (you pay only 5¢ times your school’s enrollment or a $150 minimum) by:  Actively participating in our free DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify services and referring requestors, OR  Reporting the additional data elements being added to the Clearinghouse database. 3.   Get StudentTracker for FREE by:  Actively participating in our free DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify services and referring requestors, AND  Reporting the additional data elements.

StudentTracker for Outreach Programs Reports on the post-secondary enrollment status of outreach program participants nationwide. $425 per year

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Student Self-Service Online service that lets students print enrollment certificates, view their enrollment histories and student loan deferments, check enrollment verifications performed on their behalf, and link to real-time information on their student loans. No charge. (You must participate in Core Service, DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify as well as use the Clearinghouse as your sole verification agent, referring all verification requests to us for processing.)

Transcript Services Electronic Transcript Exchange  Web-based service that enables participants to securely exchange electronic transcripts via the Clearinghouse secure network. There are two options, you can:  Participate in Transcript Ordering and get Electronic Transcript Exchange for free.  Pay an annual fee equal to your school's enrollment* times 10¢, payable in advance (minimum annual fee is $300). Note: There is no charge to receive transcripts. Transcript Ordering Web-based transcript ordering, including credit card processing and consent form collection/archival No charge

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Clearinghouse Academy Half-day workshop that teaches you how to more fully utilize our services. Workshops are held regularly throughout the country. (For more, see Clearinghouse Academy.) No charge

For more information or assistance, call us at 703-742-4200.

*Enrollment is equal to the fall enrollment (headcount) as reported to the federal government (IPEDS). Fee schedule effective as of March 1, 2007


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