Research of the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Network (OATN) includes specific questions on the following four broad themes:

1. The quantification of transfer movements among public institutions of higher education in Ohio.
2. The extent of cost-savings facilitated by the transfer of credit.
3. The comparison of academic performance between transfers and continuing students.
4. The evaluation of recent OATN initiatives such as the Transfer Assurance Guides (TAGs) and the Advanced Placement (AP) test policy on the academic performance of transfer students.

Research Agenda

• Research Agenda of the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Network (Word)
• Research Agenda in Brief (Word)

Reports & Presentations

Facts at a Glance  

A student is defined as a transfer if she makes a clean break from her college of attendance in an academic year where a clean break in turn is defined to have occurred in any of the following situations:

1. The student formally transfers credits from her college of attendance to another institution.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

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AP Policy Reports & Presentations

The Ohio Department of Higher Education implemented the Advanced Placement (AP) policy for Ohio's public institutions of higher education in FY2009-10. The following report presents estimated impacts of the AP policy on indicators of academic outcome for students attending 4-year public university main campuses.

• Impacts of the Advanced Placement (AP) Policy at Ohio Public Four-Year University Main Campuses: A Summary of Research Findings 
• Advanced Placement (AP) Policy: Impacts on Academic Outcomes at 4-Year Universities – An Update with New Data 
• The Advanced Placement (AP) Policy: Long-Term Impacts on Academic Outcomes at 4-Year Universities 
• Short-Term Academic Outcome Comparisons: Before and after the AP Policy 
• Academic Outcomes of 4-Year University Freshman Cohorts: A Comparison of Dual Enrollees & Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Recipients 
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• The Advanced Placement (AP) Policy: Impacts on Academic Outcomes at 4-Year Universities 
  • AP Report Summary 
  • Key findings of The Advanced Placement (AP) Policy: Impacts on Academic Outcomes at 4-Year Universities report 

Transfer & Graduation Reports & Presentations

• Proprietary Credit Transferability Strategy Plan 

• Transfer Movements: Proprietary and Ohio Public Institutions of Higher Education 

• Selection of Courses to Transfer: From Proprietary Institutions to Ohio Public Institutions of Higher Education 

• Transfer Numbers and Transfer Ratios: Explanations for Current Trends 
• Ohio’s 2-Year to 4-Year Transfers: Completion Rates & Regional Differences  
• Advisory Council Meeting (OATN) (November 16, 2017):
  • Transfer Student Graduation Rate Comparisons: By Institution (Word)
  • Pathways – An Analytical Structure & Transfer Student Graduation Rates 
  • Mapping Pathways from Two-Year College Associate Degrees to Baccalaureate Degrees – Case Study of Business 
• A Comparison of Graduation Rates: Transfers & Continuing Students at 4-year University Main Campuses 
• Estimates of Transfer-Facilitated Savings: Concept, Methodology, Estimates & Interpretation 
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  • Summary/Methodology 
• Transfers in the University System of Ohio: State Initiatives and Outcomes, 2002-2009
  • Key Findings of "Transfers in the University System of Ohio" report 

Archived Information

Transfer Outcomes for Undergraduate Students Attending Ohio's Public and Private Colleges and Universities

• January 2009
• March 2008

Academic Success of Mobile vs. Non-Mobile Juniors

• Fall 2009
• Fall 2008

Tables

The following tables provide the number of students transferring among Ohio's public 2-year colleges, 4-year regional campuses, and 4-year universities in each year between 2002 and 2020.

Defining a Transfer

A student is defined as a transfer if she makes a clean break from her college of attendance in an academic year where a clean break in turn is defined to have occurred in any of the following situations:

1. The student formally transfers credits from her college of attendance to another institution.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

Matrix of Transfer Activities, 2002-2022 (Excel)

• Transfer Demographics Profile - A supplement to the Transfer Matrix.
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Matrix of Transfer Activities by Sector of Origin, 2002-2020 (Excel)

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