Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2025-26 Through 2026-27; Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education [Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0382] AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: On November 13, 2025, the Department of Education published in the Federal Register a submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, with a request for public comment, related to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2025-26 through 2026-27. This document revises the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION provided in that notice. DATES: These revisions apply to the notice published on November 13, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Soldner, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5C133, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7441. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department's November 13, 2025, notice ( 90 FR 50940 ) requested OMB's review of, and public comment related to, the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 20256-26 through 2026-27. This document revises the discussion provided there in accordance with the remand in Massachusetts v. U.S. Dep't of Educ., Case No. 1:26-cv-11229 (D. Mass. 2026). Implementation Timeline The Department's implementation timeline for ACTS—which currently results in its collection launching during the 2025-26 Winter Collec…