Number: RL32182
Title: Institutional Eligibility and the Higher Education Act: Legislative History of the 90/10 Rule and Its Current Status
Authors: Rebecca R. Skinner, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report begins with an introduction to the current 90/10 rule and the formula used to determine whether an institution is in compliance with the rule. This is followed by a brief overview of the legislative history of the 90/10 rule and its predecessor, the 85/15 rule. The report concludes with a discussion of the 90/10 rule with respect to HEA reauthorization and an overview of relevant legislation considered in the 110th and the 109th Congresses.
Pages: 16
Date: November 6, 2007