Student Mobility for Undergraduates from Campus to Campus
Question: Student mobility occurs when a student moves from one campus to another or enrolls at two or more campuses at the same time. What student mobility is occurring for undergraduates from campus to campus in Ohio? Does student mobility vary by type of college or by institution? Do students who move from two-year colleges to four-year universities do well academically? Why look at student mobility? Many students attend college with the intent of completing a degree at
that institution, but increasingly students appear to be moving from one campus to another or even registering for coursework on several campuses concurrently. Prospective students and their families should be aware of the likelihood of undergraduate students being mobile at some point in their college careers. Prospective students and their families may also want to know the ways in which colleges facilitate student mobility for both incoming and exiting students. Finally, prospective students and their families will want a sense of how their mobile students will do, academically, as they move from two-year campuses to four-year campuses.
National Answers: The 1990’s were declared the “Age of Multi-Institutional Attendance” by the U.S.
Department of Education. National data indicates that 58% of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in the 1990’s were attending two or more schools in pursuit of those degrees. By 2000, the U.S. Department of Education predicts that 60% of all students will enroll in more than one school to eventually earn a college degree. Technology and web based course offerings may accelerate this trend. Baccalaureate Degree Completions % Attending One School Only % Attending Two or More Schools
1970s-1980s 1980s-1990s Change
* Source: U.S. Department of Education
50% 42% -8%
50% 58% +8%
Statewide Answers: Ohio’s colleges and universities began in the 1980’s to make transfer between
colleges easier. They did so through the development of “Transfer Modules”, courses approved for transfer before students take them; and through development of the Course Applicability System (CAS) – a sophisticated academic information system to better inform students, faculty, counselors, and registrars about statewide transfer applicability of coursework. In winter 1998, the Ohio Board of Regents began to use a new information system to permit tracking of students across campuses. These data provide preliminary estimates of mobility patterns and outcomes until enough years have passed to fully track all existing students.
In spring 2000, 22% of undergraduate students in Ohio’s colleges and universities had attended more than one campus during the previous two years. Most of this mobility occurred as a result of students moving from one institution to another, whereas the remaining mobility occurred with students moving between campuses of a single institution. In spring 2000, 5% percent of undergraduate students in Ohio’s colleges and universities were concurrently attending two or more campuses during that term.
Mobility of Undergraduate Students Enrolled Spring 2000*
Total Undergraduate Enrollments Being Tracked 393,386
Mobile Previous 2 Years
Same Institution Different Campus 6% Different Institution Total Mobile 15% 22%
Concurrently Enrolled Same Term
Same Institution Different Campus 3% Different Institution 2% Total Concurrent 5%
*Enrollment for independent campus students is anytime academic year 1999-2000.
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The grade point average of four-year campus undergraduate fall 2000 students known to have enrolled at a twoyear college are similar (though 0.2 of a grade point lower) to the grade point averages of students with no known enrollment during the previous two calendar years at two-year institutions.
Grade Point Averages of Juniors at Universities – Fall 2000 Term
# Students
Juniors with no known previous enrollment at two-year institutions Juniors known to be enrolled at two-year institution spring 2000 Juniors known to be previously enrolled at two-year institution but prior to spring 2000 29,943 1,090 3,035
Term GPA
3.0 2.8 2.8
Sector Answers: Student mobility between campuses is evident across the sectors of Ohio’s state-
supported colleges and universities. While university branch and main campuses have the highest percentage (31% and 22% respectively) of students who were enrolled elsewhere in the previous two years, a surprising 11%-14% of two-year students were enrolled at different institutions in the previous two years. Concurrent enrollment at two or more campuses was most evident for undergraduate branch students, and community college students.
Mobility of Undergraduate Students Enrolled Spring 2000*
Mobile Previous 2 Years Total Undergrad Students Being Tracked
Community Colleges State Community Colleges Technical Colleges University Branches University Main Campuses 57,445 52,750 19,993 35,406 177,371
Concurrently Enrolled Same Term Same Institution Different Campus
7% 1% NA 12% 2%
Same Institution Different Campus
10% 2% NA 19% 6%
Different Institution
11% 14% 14% 11% 16%
Total Mobile
21% 16% 14% 31% 22%
Different Total Institution Concurrent
2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 9% 4% 2% 13% 3%
Independent Colleges – Student Choice Grant Recipients** 50,421 NA 23% 23% NA 4% 4% *Enrollment is for independent campus students is anytime academic year 1999-2000. **Students reported on independent campuses are in-state students studying full time and receiving state funded Student Choice awards. The following comment is offered by the AICUO: Student Choice Grant recipients do not represent the universe of full-time, first-time freshmen at Ohio independent colleges and cannot be tracked thoroughly enough to generate mobility and concurrent enrollment rates comparable to that published above for Ohio’s public sector. These grant recipients exclude, among independent-sector undergraduates, those who are not Ohio residents, those who are part-time (less than 12 credit hours per term), and those who started college before 1984 and are ineligible for the grant program.
Campus Answers: Student mobility varies greatly by institution. Students who do move from two-year
colleges to four-year colleges appear to be successful academically at campuses across the state.
Mobility of undergraduate students from one campus to another among community colleges ranges from 44% to 7%, two-year mobility. Undergraduate students at state community colleges range in two-year mobility from 62% to 8%. Lower two-year undergraduate mobility rates are evident among technical colleges ranging from 20% to 10%. Two-year undergraduate mobility rates for students on university branch campuses vary from 46% to 17%. Two-year undergraduate mobility rates for students on university main campuses vary from 31% to 8%. Concurrent enrollment at two or more campuses for two-year colleges ranges from 36% to 1%. Concurrent enrollment at university branch campuses range from 33% to 3%. Concurrent enrollments at university main campuses range from 7% to 1%. Juniors who are known to have enrolled at two-year campuses and then at four year campuses had grade point averages in fall 2000 that were quite similar to their peers with no known enrollment at two-year-campuses.
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Mobility of All Enrolled Undergraduate Students at State-Supported two Year Colleges – Spring, 2000
Mobile Previous 2 Years Concurrently Enrolled Same Term Total Same Same Undergrad Students Institution Institution Different Total Different Different Total Being Different Tracked Campus Institution Mobile Campus Institution Concurrent
Community Cuyahoga Community College, Colleges Eastern Campus Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus Jefferson Community College Lakeland Community College Lorain County Community College Rio Grande Community College Sinclair Community College State Cincinnati State Technical & Community Community College Colleges Clark State Community College Columbus State Community College Edison State Community College Northwest State Community College Owens State Community College, Findlay Campus Owens State Community College, Toledo Campus Southern State Community College, Central Campus Southern State Community College, North Campus Southern State Community College, South Campus Terra State Community College Washington State Community College Technical Colleges Belmont Technical College Central Ohio Technical College Hocking Technical College Lima Technical College Marion Technical College Muskingum Area Technical College North Central State College Stark State College of Technology 5,208 6,697 10,645 1,376 6,776 6,555 1,042 19,146 6,424 2,387 17,922 2,675 2,212 1,677 13,612 889 427 408 2,272 1,845 1,217 1,555 4,499 2,252 1,477 1,815 2,520 4,658 32% 32% 18% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 7% 2% 48% 50% 50% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12% 9% 11% 7% 10% 12% 13% 10% 14% 12% 20% 9% 9% 12% 11% 10% 9% 12% 11% 8% 12% 20% 14% 15% 10% 14% 11% 13% 44% 42% 29% 7% 10% 12% 13% 10% 14% 12% 20% 9% 9% 19% 12% 58% 59% 62% 11% 8% 12% 20% 14% 15% 10% 14% 11% 13% 21% 22% 13% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5% 1% 30% 35% 33% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 23% 24% 15% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5% 1% 1% 9% 2% 32% 36% 36% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2%
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Mobility of All Enrolled Undergraduate Students at State-Supported Universities and Branches – Spring, 2000
Mobile Previous 2 Years Concurrently Enrolled Same Term Same Institution Different Campus 0% 3% NA NA 3% 5% 17% 10% 14% 10% 7% 5% 7% 32% 29% 1% 1% 1% 3% 9% 7% 3% 12% 7% 18% 8% 13% NA 2% 16% 3% 8% 10% NA 0% 3% NA
Total Undergrad Students Being Tracked
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green State University, Firelands Campus Central State University Cleveland State University Kent State University - Main Campus Kent State University, Ashtabula Campus Kent State University, East Liverpool Campus Kent State University, Geauga Campus Kent State University, Salem Campus Kent State University, Stark Campus Kent State University, Trumbull Campus Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus Miami University - Main Campus Miami University, Hamilton Campus Miami University, Middletown Campus Ohio State University - Main Campus Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute Ohio State University, Lima Campus Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus Ohio State University, Marion Campus Ohio State University, Newark Campus Ohio University - Main Campus Ohio University, Chillicothe Campus Ohio University, Eastern Campus Ohio University, Lancaster Campus Ohio University, Southern Campus Ohio University, Zanesville Campus Shawnee State University University of Akron - Main Campus University of Akron, Wayne Campus University of Cincinnati - Main Campus University of Cincinnati, Clermont Campus University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters Campus University of Toledo Wright State University - Main Campus Wright State University, Lake Campus Youngstown State University 14,032 1,261 956 10,285 15,954 1,062 616 580 1,032 2,707 2,339 1,582 14,488 2,702 2,521 33,826 772 1,065 1,258 972 1,392 15,437 1,273 787 1,220 1,427 1,007 2,986 16,768 1,681 18,126 1,958 3,434 14,877 9,914 758 9,722
Same Institution Different Campus 2% 8% NA NA 13% 11% 28% 21% 23% 18% 13% 10% 16% 39% 36% 5% 5% 7% 10% 15% 14% 11% 21% 16% 24% 15% 21% NA 6% 23% 9% 17% 20% NA 2% 9% NA
Different Total Institution Mobile 19% 12% 20% 31% 15% 12% 12% 15% 9% 15% 7% 8% 9% 7% 10% 23% 15% 17% 15% 16% 16% 13% 11% 20% 15% 7% 20% 15% 12% 10% 10% 5% 10% 13% 24% 15% 8% 21% 20% 20% 31% 28% 23% 40% 36% 32% 33% 21% 17% 25% 46% 46% 28% 20% 24% 25% 31% 30% 24% 32% 36% 39% 22% 41% 15% 18% 33% 20% 22% 30% 13% 26% 24% 8%
Different Total Institution Concurrent 1% 1% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 4% 3% 3% 4% 6% 18% 11% 15% 12% 7% 6% 7% 33% 31% 3% 3% 5% 5% 11% 9% 3% 14% 8% 19% 9% 15% 1% 3% 18% 3% 9% 11% 1% 3% 6% 1%
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Mobility of Students Receiving Student Choice Grants: Enrolled Full-Time, In-State, Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students at Independent Colleges and Universities– Academic Year 2000
Institution Antioch University Art Academy of Cincinnati Ashland University Baldwin-Wallace College Bluffton College Capital University Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Cincinnati Bible College Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Circleville Bible College Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland Institute of Music College of Mount Saint Joseph College of Wooster Columbus College of Art and Design Myers University Defiance College Denison University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin University God's Bible School and College Heidelberg College Hiram College John Carroll University Kenyon College Kettering College of Medical Arts Lake Erie College Lourdes College Malone College Marietta College McGregor School Mount Carmel College of Nursing Mount Union College Mount Vernon Nazarene College Muskingum College University of Northwestern Ohio Notre Dame College of Ohio Oberlin College Ohio Dominican College Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein College Pontifical College Josephinum Temple Baptist College Tiffin University Union Institute University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Rio Grande Urbana University Ursuline College Walsh University Wilberforce University Wilmington College Wittenberg University Xavier University
Total Undergrad Students Being Tracked *
137 134 1,974 2,592 763 1,784 1,827 799 271 87 185 312 34 1,191 920 842 557 521 866 301 767 33 979 760 2,583 340 26 283 402 1,522 631 58 240 1,817 1,483 1,302 110 212 263 1,336 2,357 980 1,629 19 63 741 60 4,023 1,890 501 504 486 975 458 1,111 1,369 2,011
Total Mobile Previous 2 Years 31% 23% 27% 27% 20% 24% 17% 24% 23% 85% 17% 24% 24% 20% 13% 18% 20% 22% 16% 35% 46% 3% 18% 17% 25% 10% 31% 43% 35% 21% 24% 33% 70% 18% 22% 19% 16% 46% 25% 27% 23% 18% 25% 37% 8% 29% 20% 20% 24% 82% 32% 43% 26% 38% 20% 13% 15%
Total Concurrent Same Term 4% 0% 5% 3% 5% 5% 2% 3% 4% 6% 2% 1% 0% 4% 1% 2% 2% 4% 3% 4% 4% 0% 4% 3% 3% 2% 4% 8% 4% 3% 3% 2% 13% 3% 4% 3% 2% 8% 0% 3% 2% 3% 4% 0% 0% 11% 0% 3% 7% 1% 5% 7% 4% 9% 2% 2% 2%
The following comment is offered by the AICUO: Student Choice Grant recipients do not represent the universe of full-time, first-time freshmen at Ohio independent colleges and cannot be tracked thoroughly enough to generate mobility and concurrent enrollment rates comparable to that published above for Ohio’s public sector. These grant recipients exclude, among independent-sector undergraduates, those who are not Ohio residents, those who are part-time (less than 12 credit hours per term), and those who started college before 1984 and are ineligible for the grant program.
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Term Grade Point Averages of Juniors at State-Supported Universities*– Fall 2000 Term
GPA enrolled at two-year campus Spring 2000 2.9 NA 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 GPA enrolled at two-year campus before Spring 2000 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 Juniors Juniors enrolled at enrolled at two-year two-year campus campus before Spring Spring 2000 2000 109 <5 89 14 386 63 13 77 39 91 186 21 1,090 312 14 266 119 914 324 37 226 206 234 318 65 3,035
Institution Bowling Green State University Central State University Kent State University Miami University Ohio State University Ohio University Shawnee State University University of Akron University of Cincinnati University of Toledo Wright State University Youngstown State University State Total
GPA not mobile 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0
Juniors not mobile 2,677 113 2,863 3,273 6,284 3,219 261 2,696 3,212 2,131 1,573 1,641 29,943
*Due to data anomalies associated with grade points for fall 2000, no data are reported for Cleveland State University.
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