This study helps its readers pinpoint students who are interested in transferring to a new college. The report gives highly detailed data on students who have previously transferred, and on those who are planning to transfer. In addition, it provides data and commentary on what students might be looking for in a new college, and how student perceptions of the value of a degree from the college they attend may have changed over time.
Just a few of the many findings of this 80-page report are that:
- 16.91% of students surveyed had previously transferred from another college to their present college.
- Men were slightly more likely than women, and both were much likelier than transgender students, to consider leaving for a new college.
- Approximately 61% of those sampled said that their perception of the ultimate value of their degree had not changed while they have been in college.
- Students who describe themselves as very left wing or very right wing were more likely than others to feel that their education was less valuable than they had initially expected.
Data in the report is based on a representative sample of nearly 1,200 full time college students in colleges and universities in the USA; findings are broken out by more than 20 personal and institutional variables. So, for example, readers can get specific data on plans for transferring to a new college for first year students vs. sophomores, juniors or seniors, or for students in level 1 research universities vs. doctoral institutions, or for male vs. female or vs. transgender students, or for business/economics majors vs fine arts majors, etc., etc.
Breakouts include age, year of school standing, major or intended major, religion, gender, sexual orientation, income level, SAT/ACT scores, college grades, regional origins, race/ethnicity, level of school tuition, size of school of institution attended and many other variables. This is a critical resource for policy makers in academic libraries as well as a unique data source for social scientists and other studying higher education.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE- Characteristics of the Sample
- Time Frame of Surveying
2. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Who has ever transferred out of a college?
- Likelihood of Transferring to Another College in the Future
- Perception of What Might be Better at Other Colleges
- Perception of the Value of One’s Education at the Institution Currently Attended
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation?
Table 1.2 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by age
Table 1.3 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 1.4 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 1.5 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by student school year
Table 1.6 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 1.7 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 1.8 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by political views
Table 1.9 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by college grades
Table 1.10 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by field of study
Table 1.11 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by gender
Table 1.12 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 1.13 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by current employment status
Table 1.14 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.15 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 1.16 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.17 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by religion
Table 1.18 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.19 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.20 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.21 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.1 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason?
Table 2.2 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by age
Table 2.3 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 2.4 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 2.5 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by student school year
Table 2.6 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 2.7 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 2.8 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by political views
Table 2.9 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by college grades
Table 2.10 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by field of study
Table 2.11 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by gender
Table 2.12 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 2.13 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by current employment status
Table 2.14 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.15 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 2.16 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.17 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by religion
Table 2.18 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.19 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.20 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.21 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current college prior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by tuition, $
What do you feel might be better for you at another college?
Table 3.1 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has changed or not?
Table 3.2 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by age
Table 3.3 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 3.4 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 3.5 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by student school year
Table 3.6 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 3.7 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 3.8 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by political views
Table 3.9 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by college grades
Table 3.10 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by field of study
Table 3.11 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by gender
Table 3.12 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by current housing situation
Table 3.13 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by current employment status
Table 3.14 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.15 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 3.16 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.17 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by religion
Table 3.18 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.19 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.20 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.21 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the value of your eventual degree has: Broken out by tuition, $
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