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Four-year College Transfer from


Total Public Two-Year Institutions


Every four-year college and university in the Commonwealth that offers undergraduate programs has some kind of transfer agreement with Virginia's public two-year colleges. Transfer offers an affordable entry point to higher education with a variety of benefits to the student beyond cost. These benefits include additional academic support for those who may not feel "college-ready" or for those who are several years beyond high school graduation. Another benefit is that every Virginian is within an hour drive of a community college - one does not have to "go away" to go to college.

Transfer, though, is not seamless. In order to improve student success, and recognize when and where success is occurring, two-year colleges that produce transfer students and four-year colleges that receive them, need to be in a partnership to provide feedback to one another. This report is designed to provide that feedback, primarily to the two-year colleges, however, four-year colleges will find these data useful as well.

Each section below provides an overview of a specific aspect of transfer. There are links embedded to guide the user to greater detail.


Numbers of Transfers


The number of transfers annually from a two-year college, is an important base from which to begin analysis. We break those annual totals down into broad categories of race/ethnicity (majority students, students of color) and subdivide those by gender. In this way we develop a sense of the scope overall trends of transfer over eight eight years. Please note that there is always a lag in the most recent year of data available since students starting college in the spring semester are included in these cohorts and annual enrollment files are reported well after the fact.
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Total Public Two-Year Institutions

Students Transferring from Total Public Two-Year Institutions in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


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2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
a. Total Transfers13,96812,82012,33512,05211,78811,687
b. Men - Total6,3025,7285,4845,2805,1115,109
c. Women - Total7,6657,0926,8516,7646,6776,574
d. Majority Students - Total7,8597,1536,7746,6816,2916,230
e. Majority Students - Men3,6293,2783,1063,0062,7982,833
f. Majority Students - Women4,2293,8753,6683,6703,4933,394
g. Students of Color - Total6,1095,6675,5615,3715,4975,457
h. Students of Color - Men2,6732,4502,3782,2742,3132,276
i. Students of Color - Women3,4363,2173,1833,0943,1843,180

Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)






Where did they Transfer?


The next question of interest "Where did they Transfer" is answered below, also with annual counts. This provides important information to the two-year college and the public about the predominant transfer routes taken by students.
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Total Public Two-Year Institutions
All Students
Students Transferring from Total Public Two-Year Institutions
in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year



Color variation represents the low to high variation within each column.

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2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University (details)131124121119106110
George Mason University (details)3,5863,2943,2183,1853,2603,160
James Madison University (details)768683644637680680
Longwood University (details)185165133157110120
Norfolk State University (details)297249263210184187
Old Dominion University (details)2,1371,8751,8301,9111,7431,796
Radford University (details)616542556502547562
University of Mary Washington (details)364292308294242284
University of Virginia (details)411423454483486453
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)997252904747
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)1,7071,6361,4991,5381,5201,385
Virginia Military Institute (details)2520161555
Virginia State University (details)155142152118158154
Virginia Tech (details)711786754801765795
William & Mary (details)10896112117140108
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)11,30010,39910,11210,1779,9939,846
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)17518816114012092
Averett University (details)494534394656
Bluefield University (details)1089086472431
Bridgewater College (details)392526243926
Christendom College (details)224031
Eastern Mennonite University (details)635155342719
Emory & Henry College (details)192827252924
Ferrum College (details)302419271818
Hampden-Sydney College (details)424353
Hampton University (details)39284424623
Hollins University (details)10161714910
Liberty University (details)1,020953979832852887
Mary Baldwin University (details)1631041916985
Marymount University (details)151168161156137116
Randolph College (details)242314201310
Randolph-Macon College (details)262734232520
Regent University (details)266215205172144146
Roanoke College (details)534254494335
Shenandoah University (details)788588895581
Southern Virginia University (details)11126358
Sweet Briar College (details)568975
University of Lynchburg (details)675747465246
University of Richmond (details)603636312022
Virginia Union University (details)1617901638
Virginia Wesleyan University (details)474065453039
Washington and Lee University (details)100010
Total Private, Four-Year Institutions (details)2,6682,4212,2231,8751,7951,841

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)






Status and Accomplishment at Transfer


Not unlike students who are first-time in college, transfer students arrive at four-year institutions with a variety of backgrounds and needs, and a collection of credits that may, or may not, have been well-chosen for ultimate success as transfer student into a bachelors degree. In this next table we observe some of these characteristics.
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Total Public Two-Year Institutions
All Students
Students Transferring to Total Public Two-Year Institutions in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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Degree Completion2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)13,96812,82012,33512,05211,78811,687
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 1,0271,0331,0601,0441,1661,147
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older4,0903,7223,3363,2623,0893,059
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs8,8498,0647,9367,7427,5307,479
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell5,7835,2725,0684,6304,6924,568
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 5,5965,0804,7604,4874,4054,189
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,9992,3552,2512,1142,0462,0382,034
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,9991,2681,2381,2011,1691,1081,189
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater8738669339711,0631,078
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported3,8763,3853,3273,3793,1743,197
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year641553511620560332
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer2,5372,5192,2902,1291,9272,181
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits2,1872,0691,9441,8471,6051,603
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)474438441379449330
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer7,5376,6896,5036,6136,7046,404
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer6,9316,0855,9466,0486,2035,884
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer456456416432367389
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer150148141133134131
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)1,0339529859471,0191,113

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)






First Year Retention of Transfer Students


Using the same characteristics provided in the previous table, we now look at how these students fair in terms of retention into the second year of enrollment. Since the cohorts below include students transferring into the four-year institution in both the fall term and the spring term, we count a student being retained as a fall transfer enrolling in the subsequent fall, and a spring transfer enrolling in the subsequent spring. While this may miss some students who demonstrate a more intermittent style of enrollment, those students will ultimately be counted in the completion rates - assuming, of course, they complete a degree.
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Total Public Two-Year Institutions
All Students
Students Transferring to Total Public Two-Year Institutions in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year, Retention into Second Year

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Subcohort2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)(detail)82%78%82%83%82%60%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)87%81%88%90%87%64%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)76%70%75%73%73%50%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)85%81%85%87%85%63%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)90%87%92%91%89%74%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)81%77%80%81%82%58%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)27%21%23%30%34%16%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)90%87%92%91%89%74%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)77%68%70%70%69%54%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)84%80%84%84%84%63%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)79%89%92%88%88%72%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)87%82%88%90%88%62%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)89%83%90%92%90%63%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)69%67%67%68%66%47%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)72%57%73%62%56%45%
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)76%69%72%71%71%48%

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)






How Many Completed a Four-year Degree?


As a starting point, we look at the percentage of students in each cohort/subcohort that complete a four-year degree within four-years of transfer. Four years is chosen to provide a parallel equivalent to the six-year graduation rate used for bachelors degree-seeking students. In the available detail tables, we track student success out to 10 years post-entry.
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Total Public Two-Year Institutions
All Students
Four-year Completion Rates of Students Transferring to Total Public Two-Year Institutions in Fall and Spring of the Designated Years
All Students

Color variation represents the low to high variation within each column.

Outcomes of cohorts with fewer than 10 students are excluded from display (blank cells).

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Four-year Completion Rates
Degree Completion2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All) (detail)67%67%64%69%69%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)70%72%67%72%75%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)57%58%54%60%58%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)72%72%69%74%72%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)88%87%84%90%87%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)63%63%61%66%65%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)10%8%10%10%9%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)88%87%84%90%87%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)48%54%48%50%49%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)63%68%62%67%67%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)77%74%77%82%80%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)77%76%71%78%76%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)79%78%72%79%78%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)56%57%56%58%57%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)66%54%45%64%53%
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)62%66%59%67%67%


Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)






Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)
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