2008 Undergraduate Transfers To and From Illinois Institutions

Prepared for the u.select Statewide meeting

April 2010

Source:  Data reported to the Illinois Board of Higher Education by Illinois institutions of higher education

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UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFERS IN ILLINOISFALL 2008

Does not include transfers from Illinois institutions to out of state institutions.  Total includes 10,037 transfers to American Intercontinental University from unknown, out of state, or foreign institutions. 2

Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers to and from Illinois Institutions by Sector

NUMBER FROM:  

TO:  Public Univ

Community Colleges Independent Proprietary

Out of State, Other, Unk Total

Public Univ 1,148        10,262        913                    58                   3,221             15,602     Community Coll 3,215        4,757          2,111                186                7,446             17,715     Independent 966            6,858          974                    209                6,466             15,473     Proprietary 391            1,727          321                    216                13,791           16,446     Out of State in IL 49              605              39                      34                   212                 939           

Total 5,769        24,209        4,358                703                31,136           66,175     

PERCENTPublic Univ 2% 16% 1% 0% 5% 24%Community Coll 5% 7% 3% 0% 11% 27%Independent 1% 10% 1% 0% 10% 23%Proprietary 1% 3% 0% 0% 21% 25%Out of State in IL 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1%

Total 9% 37% 7% 1% 47% 100%

Does not include transfers from Illinois  institutions  to out of state and foreign institutions. Includes  Amer. Inter.

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7.4%

65.8%

5.9%

0.4%20.6%

Public UniversitiesFall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

19.9%

55.7%

16.7%

6.8%

0.8%

To Public Universities From Sectors15,602

From Public Universities To Sectors5,769

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42.4%

19.6%

28.3%

7.1%

2.5%

18.1%

26.9%

11.9%1.0%

42.0%

Community CollegesFall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

To Community College From Sectors17,715

From Community Colleges To Sectors24,209

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6.2%

44.3%

6.3%1.4%

41.8%

20.9%

48.4%

22.3%

7.4%

0.9%

Independent InstitutionsFall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

To Independent Institutions From Sectors15,473

From Independent Institutions To Sectors4,358

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Proprietary InstitutionsFall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

To Proprietary Institutions From Sectors16,446

From Proprietary Institutions To Sectors703

2.4%

10.5% 2.0%1.3%

83.9%

8.3%

26.5%

29.7%

30.7%

4.8%

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Out-of-State in Illinois InstitutionsFall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

To Out-of-State in Illinois Institutions From Sectors939

5.2%

64.4%

4.2%

3.6%

22.6%

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Out-of-State, Foreign and Unknown Institutions*Fall 2008 Transfers

Public Univ IndependentCommunity Coll Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign, Unknown

From Out-of-State, Foreign and Unknown Institutions To Sectors31,126

10.3%

23.9%

20.8%

44.3%

0.7%

*Includes Out-of-State in Illinois Institutions (212) and American Intercontinental University (10,037 students).

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers From Public Universities

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers To Public Universities

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers From Community Colleges

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers To Community Colleges

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers From Independent Institutions

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers To Independent Institutions

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers From Proprietary Institutions

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate Transfers To Proprietary Institutions

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate TransfersFrom Illinois Institutions

Top 25 Institutions

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Fall 2008 Undergraduate TransfersTo Illinois Institutions

Top 25

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Implications?  Why does this matter?

• The data show patterns that exist…or don’t exist• For your institution

– Where did you expect to see more transfers to/from? Are you surprised to see so many transfers to/from a particular institution?

– Do you need to target support to a different mix of institutions to match student mobility.  Do you need to bump up support to boost a traditional feeder relationship?

– Are your data accurate?  In the future Illinois longitudinal data system with comprehensive and accurate data, maybe we could reward sending institutions for students who transfer and complete at another institution.

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Implications?  Why does this matter?

• Statewide– Shows mobility across sectors, to/from private and proprietary insts– Important to learn that nearly as many students transferred to 

community colleges as transferred to public universities or independent institutions

• For example, in u.select we have targeted public universities for receiving status.  Need to expand?

• Do our policies reflect the reality of mobility? Transportable financial aid, for example.

– Need to clean up data for Longitudinal System, particularly in transfer from “unknown” institutions.  Ensure definitions are consistent.  

– If we really have such a level of transfer from foreign and out of state institutions, do our policies support these students?

– Have transfer patterns changed over time?

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Reports for your institution

• http://illinoiscas.org/transfer/

• Summary report by sector 

• Summary reports by institution

• Institutional reports by transfers to and transfers from  (long, long reports – print your pages only)

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