34 C.F.R. § 668.172 Financial ratios.
Title 34 - Education
(a) Appendices A and B, ratio methodology. As provided under appendices A and B to this subpart, the Secretary determines an institution's composite score by— (1) Calculating the result of its Primary Reserve, Equity, and Net Income ratios, as described under paragraph (b) of this section; (2) Calculating the strength factor score for each of those ratios by using the corresponding algorithm; (3) Calculating the weighted score for each ratio by multiplying the strength factor score by its corresponding weighting percentage; (4) Summing the resulting weighted scores to arrive at the composite score; and (5) Rounding the composite score to one digit after the decimal point. (b) Ratios. The Primary Reserve, Equity, and Net Income ratios are defined under appendix A for proprietary institutions, and under appendix B for private non-profit institutions. (1) The ratios for proprietary institutions are: For proprietary institutions: (2) The ratios for private non-profit institutions are: (c) Excluded items. In calculating an institution's ratios, the Secretary— (1) Generally excludes extraordinary gains or losses, income or losses from discontinued operations, prior period adjustments, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, and the effect of changes in accounting estimates; (2) May include or exclude the effects of questionable accounting treatments, such as excessive capitalization of marketing costs; (3) Excludes all unsecured or uncollateralized related-party receivables; (4) Excludes all intangible assets defined as intangible in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and (5) Excludes from the ratio calculations Federal funds provided to an institution by the Secretary under program authorized by the HEA only if— (i) In the notes to the institution's audited financial statement, or as a separate attestation, the auditor discloses by name and CFDA number, the amount of HEA program funds reported as expenses in the Statement of Activities for the fiscal year covered by that audit or attestation; and (ii) The institution's composite score, as determined by the Secretary, is less than 1.5 before the reported expenses arising from those HEA funds are excluded from the ratio calculations. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094 and 1099c and section 4 of Pub. L. 95–452, 92 Stat. 1101–1109) [62 FR 62877, Nov. 25, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 40348, July 28, 1998; 65 FR 65637, Nov. 1, 2000]
Title 34: Education
PART 668—STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subpart L—Financial Responsibility
§ 668.172 Financial ratios.
