Transfer movements in the University System of Ohio: Recent trends in volumes, ratios, and directions. Shoumi Mustafa February 2013

Ohio’s transfer movements Transfer students are a large and growing component of the undergraduate student population in the University System of Ohio (USO). In , 43,471 students transferred among the USO campuses. The ability to transfer credits allows students to get on the low-cost pathway to degree completion. The following slides present recent trends in transfer volumes, the transfer-to-enrollment ratio, and the direction of transfer movements in the USO. Transfer matrices by-institution and by-sector from between FY2002 and FY2012 are available at

Transfer volumes: FY2002 to FY2012

Transfer-to-enrollment ratio: FY2002 to FY2012 Note: Although transfer numbers increased between FY2011 and FY2012, transfer-to- enrollment ratio declined slightly in FY2012, due to relatively large growth in enrollment.

Transfer volumes by source and destination types: FY2002 to FY2012 Year of Transfer Transferred from 2-Year Colleges Transferred from 4-year University Regional Campuses Transferred from 4-year University Main Campuses Transferred to 2-year colleges 4-Year Reg. campuses 4-Year Main 2-Year colleges 4-Year Reg. campuses 4-Year Main 2-Year college 4-Year Reg. campuses 4-Year Main FY20022,7101,0827,3101, ,4666,2361,9663,661 FY20032,7461,0787,1921, ,5966,7452,1143,767 FY20043,1281,2397,4561,8961,1074,5326,9332,3163,592 FY20053,6191,2387,5852,0041,2764,5337,3852,2483,561 FY20063,6581,2897,5012,0801,2684,5157,4862,1303,392 FY20073,7381,2878,0271,9731,2704,5147,3452,3203,321 FY20083,6711,4288,0632,0401,2974,7277,8392,1843,411 FY20094,0031,4908,2842,2481,4274,9338,1632,3893,358 FY20105,2271,8269,0172,4121,6575,2968,5302,4693,343 FY20116,0021,9449,9772,6361,8736,1738,4202,5903,383 FY20125,7131,9379,6122,7181,9365,9699,5252,6263,435 Note: Please see our complete institution-by-institution transfer matrices at:

Definitions: Transfer students Defining the college of attendance is the first step to defining transfer movements. The college of attendance is defined as the one where the student attempted the maximum credit hours in an academic year. A student is defined as a transfer if she makes a clean break from her college of attendance in the following academic year; a clean break, in turn, is defined to have occurred in any of the following situations: – The student formally transfers credits from her college of attendance to another institution. – The student does not transfer credit to another institution but attends a single institution of higher education that is different from her original college of attendance. – The student does not transfer credit to another institution but attends multiple institutions and attempts the maximum number of credit hours in an institution other than her original college of attendance. The definition does not include transients – students who attend an institution for a few credit hours over a brief period before returning to their original colleges.