The Education Department’s proposal to force colleges to report expanded applicant and enrollment data has prompted a sector-wide pushback. More than three dozen higher‑education groups led by the American Council on Education told the department that the plan’s 17‑week implementation window is unrealistic and risks producing inaccurate submissions, ACE President Ted Mitchell wrote in public comments. The proposal would require institutions to upload six years of undergraduate and graduate admissions data to IPEDS in the first reporting cycle, including test scores, parental education and GPA. Colleges and research groups flagged capacity and staffing shortfalls: an ACE/Association for Institutional Research survey found 91% of campus leaders worried about the timeline and 84% said they lacked resources to comply. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans urged Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reverse proposed cuts to Hispanic‑Serving Institution grants, warning the department’s actions would withdraw hundreds of millions in support from HSIs — a move the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions estimated could cost HSIs $459 million across programs. The twin fights underline how federal policy changes on data and funding are colliding with campus capacity and equity goals.