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High School to College Transition Reports

Making the Transition from High School
to College in Ohio 2005 (revised 8/29/2006)

The following reports summarize Ohio's high school to college transition outcomes from the statewide and K-12 district perspectives.

Statewide Report

Chapter 1 - College participation patterns for Ohioans attending college anywhere in the United States.

First-time college participation has risen in Ohio from fall 1996 to fall 2004, both for recent high school graduates and freshmen who graduated from high school more than a year before attending college. The total number of first-time freshmen from Ohio attending college anywhere in the United States rose from 88,254 in fall 1996 to 105,732 in fall 2004, with older freshmen making up 28% of the freshmen class in fall 1996 and 34% in fall 2004. College attendance patterns differ between younger and older freshmen, with most younger freshmen in fall 2004 (79%) beginning college at four-year institutions and most older freshmen (65%) beginning in the two-year sector.  Ohio is the preferred college location for both younger (84%) and older (90%) freshmen.

Chapter 2 – Preparation and college success outcomes for students attending Ohio higher education institutions.

Data on the high school preparation of freshmen is presented, including college entrance exam scores, high school course-taking patterns, Advance Placement course-taking, and college courses taken while in high school. College outcomes measures include first-term college GPA, percent of students attending college full-time, first-to-second year retention, and remedial course-taking rates.

District and High School Reports

Introduction and Glossary (PDF)

One-Page District Profiles (alphabetical by district name). Due to the large number of school districts in Ohio , this report is presented in seven segments, each with about 100 districts.

Outcomes by District (PDF 24 pages)

Outcomes by High School (PDF 57 pages)

College Destinations by High School (PDF 104 pages) This report shows the college destination and college outcomes for graduates of each Ohio high school. Alphabetical by high school name.

High School of Origin, by College (PDF 85 pages) This report shows the high school of origin for young first-time freshmen attending each of Ohio 's colleges and universities. Alphabetical by college name.