University System of Ohio

Strategic Plan for Higher Education

• The State of Ohio increase its educational attainment to compete in a global economy that is fueled by knowledge and an advanced workforce.

• The Strategic Plan is a comprehensive blueprint to raise Ohio’s educational attainment, with specific strategies and measureable goals.

Graduating more

students

Keeping graduates

in Ohio

Attracting more talent

to Ohio

Goal #1 Goal #2 Goal #3

GOALS

Accountability

Affordability andEfficiency

The Strategic Plan

Our Focus

The Strategic Plan

1. Improvement in actual graduation rate over expected graduation rate2. Number of first time enrollees in the top 20% SAT/ACT3. Percent of facilities in satisfactory condition or needing only minor

rehabilitation4. Total size of endowments and foundations per FTE5. Federally financed research spending per capita

1. Average out of pocket cost2. Tuition /fees of a combined associate and bachelor’s degree offered

on a community college or university regional campus 3. State funding per FTE4. Percentage of first time enrollees below age 21 with equivalent of one

semester or more of college credit earned during high school5. Percentage of bachelor’s degree recipients with at least one year of

credit from a community college

1. Industrially financed research spending per capita

2. Total international students/Ohio students studying abroad annually

3. Knowledge transfer - TBD4. Business satisfaction5. Number of students engaged in

internships and co-ops

1. Total post-secondary enrollment2. Total STEM degrees awarded3. Total enrollees age 25 and older4. Total degrees awarded to first

generation college students5. Percent of total degrees awarded

to Black and Hispanic students

Access Quality

Affordability & Efficiency Economic Leadership

METRICSAccountability

Affordability andEfficiency

The Strategic Plan

Our Focus

Accountability

Our Focus

• The global economy has already shifted to a knowledge economy.

• The current economic climate means fewer resources for higher education coupled with greater demand

• Ohio is focused on driving the goals of the Strategic Plan for Higher Education through greater efficiency and increased affordability.

Accountability

Affordability andEfficiency

The Strategic Plan

Our FocusOur Focus

Affordability and Efficiency

• Efficiency Council

• Funding Formula

• Differentiated Missions – Centers of Excellence

• Incorporating adult workforce training into the University System of Ohio as another entry point to higher education

• 30 Mile Promise

• Credit Transfer

• 2 + 2 Programs

• Early college credit - Senior to Sophomores

• Textbook Affordability

Accountability

Affordability andEfficiency

The Strategic Plan

Our Focus

Affordability andEfficiency

University System of Ohio