University System of Ohio

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Ohio’s Strategic Plan for Higher Education

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

GOALS

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

1. Improvement in actual graduation rate over expected graduation rate

2. 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

Accountability measures

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Our comprehensive approach

Offer students more pathways to an affordable education

Maximize our investment by making our institutions more efficient

Creating a collaborative environment where higher education partners with businesses to connect students with jobs

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Focus on affordability

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.

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Making college more affordable

2-year tuition freeze

Funding formula

State grants and scholarships

Textbook affordability

GI Promise

Ohio Tuition Trust Authority

Efficiency

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Creating more affordable options

30 Mile Promise

Credit transfer

2 + 2 agreements

Early college credit - Senior to Sophomores

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

Advance Placement Policy

Distance learning

The Strategic Plan

Our Approach

Affordability

Efficiency

Maximizing our investment

Efficiency Council

Shared services

Funding Formula

Differentiated Missions – Centers of Excellence

Over $190 M in efficiency savings found across the University System of Ohio over the last two fiscal years.

University System of Ohio