Table 5. Student grade point averages as related to transfer shock (max 4.0; Mean ± SD).
Note that sample sizes change across groups due to the selection criteria: only students whose total credit count after each of these periods was equivalent to averaging at least full-time enrollment and had at least one subsequent quarter of full-time enrollment thereafter were included in this analysis. Terms refer to terms at the university and not at students’ previous institutions.
| All Groups |
Freshmen Entrants |
2-year Transfers |
4-year Transfers |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students | 47,748 | 26,300 | 10,752 | 10,696 |
| GPA For Term 1 | 3.206 (± 0.56) | 3.192 (± 0.56) | 3.174 (± 0.56) | 3.275 (± 0.57) |
| GPA After Term 1 | 3.194 (± 0.53) | 3.178 (± 0.53) | 3.157 (± 0.53) | 3.269 (± 0.51) |
| Number of Students | 54,400 | 31,530 | 11,060 | 11,810 |
| GPA Through Term 2 | 3.186 (± 0.51) | 3.169 (± 0.50) | 3.160 (± 0.51) | 3.254 (± 0.53) |
| GPA After Term 2 | 3.195 (± 0.53) | 3.176 (± 0.53) | 3.175 (± 0.52) | 3.266 (± 0.52) |
| Number of Students | 51,116 | 29,745 | 10,279 | 11,092 |
| GPA Through Term 3 | 3.208 (± 0.47) | 3.196 (± 0.45) | 3.180 (± 0.46) | 3.266 (± 0.49) |
| GPA After Term 3 | 3.223 (± 0.51) | 3.207 (± 0.50) | 3.206 (± 0.50) | 3.284 (± 0.51) |