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How much does ghost student fraud cost US higher education?

Beyond direct financial-aid losses, ghost student fraud creates substantial operational and reputational costs: staff time spent investigating cases, seat displacement of legitimate students, audit and compliance risk, and inflated enrollment numbers that distort federal reporting. Public reports from state systems describe tens of millions of dollars in confirmed fraudulent disbursements annually, with many more flagged for review.

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