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This brief examines students who transferred between institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education. Students who enrolled between 2017 and 2023 were tracked through 2025. During this period, an average of 12% of students transferred between USHE degree-granting institutions.  \nTable 1. Student transfer between institutions. Blue represents the first quartile, red the top quartile, and yellow the middle 50%.  \n\n| Starting\u003Cbr>Institution | Outgoing\u003Cbr>Students | UT | U of U | USU | Receiving Institution |  | WSU | UVU | SLCC |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | SUU | Snow |  |  |  |\n| UT | 2,794 |  |  249  | \u003Cbr>337 | \u003Cbr>324 | \u003Cbr>25 |  266  |  1,121  |  464  |\n|  |  |  | \u003Cbr>(9%) | \u003Cbr>(12%) | \u003Cbr>(12%) | \u003Cbr>(1%) | \u003Cbr>(10%) | \u003Cbr>(40%) | \u003Cbr>(17%) |\n| U of U\u003Cbr>USU\u003Cbr>SUU\u003Cbr>Snow\u003Cbr>WSU\u003Cbr>UVU\u003Cbr>SLCC | 3,437\u003Cbr>4,662\u003Cbr>2,518\u003Cbr>4,061\u003Cbr>2,866\u003Cbr>3,389\u003Cbr>5,792 | \u003Cbr>133 |  | \u003Cbr>243 | \u003Cbr>89 | \u003Cbr>13 |  267  |  841  |  1,838  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(4%) |  | \u003Cbr>(7%) | \u003Cbr>(3%) | \u003Cbr>(>1%) | \u003Cbr>(8%) | \u003Cbr>(24%) | \u003Cbr>(53%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>320 |  632  |  | \u003Cbr>205 | \u003Cbr>50 |  781  |  1,932  |  730  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(7%) | \u003Cbr>(14%) |  | \u003Cbr>(4%) | \u003Cbr>(1%) | \u003Cbr>(17%) | \u003Cbr>(41%) | \u003Cbr>(16%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>463 |  211  | \u003Cbr>353 |  | \u003Cbr>24 |  195  |  960  |  292  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(18%) | \u003Cbr>(8%) | \u003Cbr>(14%) |  | \u003Cbr>(1%) | \u003Cbr>(8%) | \u003Cbr>(38%) | \u003Cbr>(12%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>387 |  179  | \u003Cbr>1,076 | \u003Cbr>513 |  |  396  |  1,165  |  343  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(10%) | \u003Cbr>(4%) | \u003Cbr>(26%) | \u003Cbr>(13%) |  | \u003Cbr>(10%) | \u003Cbr>(29%) | \u003Cbr>(8%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>201 |  386  | \u003Cbr>711 | \u003Cbr>101 | \u003Cbr>25 |  |  674  |  740  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(7%) | \u003Cbr>(13%) | \u003Cbr>(25%) | \u003Cbr>(4%) | \u003Cbr>(1%) |  | \u003Cbr>(24%) | \u003Cbr>(26%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>403 |  561  | \u003Cbr>592 | \u003Cbr>178 | \u003Cbr>43 |  330  |  |  1,282  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(12%) | \u003Cbr>(17%) | \u003Cbr>(17%) | \u003Cbr>(5%) | \u003Cbr>(1%) | \u003Cbr>(10%) |  | \u003Cbr>(38%) |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>249 |  2,303  | \u003Cbr>542 | \u003Cbr>138 | \u003Cbr>30 |  509  |  1,949  |  |\n|  |  | \u003Cbr>(4%) | \u003Cbr>(40%) | \u003Cbr>(9%) | \u003Cbr>(2%) | \u003Cbr>(1%) | \u003Cbr>(9%) | \u003Cbr>(34%) |  |\n\nTransfers  \nConsistent with the transfer role of community colleges, Salt Lake Community College had the highest number of outgoing transfer students (5,793), accounting for 20% of all USHE transfers. Utah State University had the second-highest number (4,667; 16%), followed by Snow College (4,065; 14%) . Most SLCC and Snow students transfer vertically to four-year institutions, reflecting strong pathways to bachelor’s degrees.  \nAt the receiving end, Utah Valley University enrolled the most transfer students (8,640; 29%), followed by SLCC (5,766; 20%) and the University of Utah (4,538; 15%). UVU and the U of U received the greatest share of vertical and lateral transfers. Among students transferring from USHE’s two community colleges, most students who vertically transferred enrolled at UVU, followed by the U of U. UVU also received the highest number of lateral transfers from other four-year institutions.  \n10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000  \n1,000 0  \nLeaving  \n Receiving  \nFigure 1. Student transfer between departing and receiving institutions  \nTwo-Year Institutions: Of all vertical transfers from two-year institutions, 90% started at SLCC, and the remaining 10% from Snow. Almost all (5,378; 99%) ofSLCC transfers were vertical transfers to fouryear degree-granting institutions, with less than 1% transferring laterally to Snow. A total of 3,720 students transferred vertically from Snow.  \nUVU received the most vertical transfers (3,114), with 63% coming from SLCC and 37% from Snow. The U of U enrolled 2,482 community college transfer students, 93% of whom came from SLCC. USU received 1,618 students, 67% of whom came from Snow.  \nFigure 2. Vertical transfer pathways  \nFour-Year Institu","cbCaijTgsnwNb0as","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijTgsnwNb0as","pdf",433854,"English","# Transfers within the Utah System of Higher Education\n## Transfer Overview and Key Findings\n## Two-Year Institutions\n## Four-Year Institutions\n## Swirling Transfers\n## Summary and Policy Implications","[{\"question\":\"How many students transferred between USHE institutions during the study period?\",\"answer\":\"An average of 12% of students transferred between USHE degree-granting institutions for students enrolled between 2017 and 2023 and tracked through 2025.\"},{\"question\":\"Which institutions sent the most outgoing transfer students?\",\"answer\":\"Salt Lake Community College had the highest number of outgoing transfer students (5,793; 20%), followed by Utah State University (4,667; 16%) and Snow College (4,065; 14%).\"},{\"question\":\"What are swirling students and what does the brief conclude about them?\",\"answer\":\"Swirlers are students who transferred at least twice. 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