The public institution has made several moves to claw back from a financial emergency nearly three years ago.
Previously stopped-out students starting at new institutions made up a majority of transfers, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
Despite the department's attempt to clarify the original directive, education and civil rights organizations are pushing forward with their lawsuits.
The institution is grappling with the “unexpected stoppage” of $800 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.