U.S. Postsecondary Education Financial Aid Participants

The Postsecondary Education Participants System (PEPS) is a management information system from the Office of Federal Student Aid. It contains eligibility, certification, demographic, financial, review, audit, and default rate data for schools, lenders, and guarantors administering federal student aid programs.

Use Cases

• Analyze default rate data across different school types to assess financial risk in Title IV programs
• Track certification status and demographic data of participating lenders and guarantors for compliance monitoring
• Examine audit and review data to identify patterns in program administration across postsecondary institutions

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) within the U.S. Department of Education
• Covers multiple entity types involved in federal student aid: schools, lenders, and guarantors
• Released under a CC0 license, allowing for unrestricted use and redistribution

Limitations

• Specific data volume (rows, columns) and temporal coverage are not documented
• Available only in XLS format, which may limit analysis at large scale without conversion
• Data scope is limited to U.S. federal student aid programs under the Higher Education Act

Provenance

Source

Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), U.S. Department of Education

Collection Method

Official management information system for organizations administering federal student aid

Freshness

Last updated on August 12, 2023.

Geography

United States