Campus & place
Most out-of-state first-years
The share of the entering class that crossed a state line — the campuses that recruit nationally.
94%
#1 · American University
Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC
26%
Median
of 1,085 schools, all divisions
3.6×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
89%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · American Universityevery school
The spread across 1,085 schools; the median is 26%.
How it is measured
Residence of first-time students, collected every other year.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | First-years from other states | From abroad | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC | 94% | 4% | 7,817 | |
| 2 | Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC | 94% | 5% | 919 | |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH | 93% | 1% | 159,653 | |
| 4 | U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO | 93% | 2% | 4,124 | |
| 5 | U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY | 92% | 1% | 4,508 | |
| 6 | Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC | 91% | 7% | 10,190 | |
| 7 | U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD | 91% | 1% | 4,465 | |
| 8 | Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Waterbury, CT | 90% | 1% | 19,575 | |
| 9 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | 90% | 2% | 4,191 | |
| 10 | George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC | 89% | 7% | 11,387 | |
| 11 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 89% | 3% | 1,081 | |
| 12 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | 88% | 10% | 7,968 | |
| 13 | Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference · Washington, DC | 87% | 7% | 3,139 | |
| 14 | Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI | 86% | 2% | 2,117 | |
| 15 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | 86% | 4% | 8,077 | |
| 16 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY | 85% | 0% | 947 | |
| 17 | Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 84% | 5% | 1,995 | |
| 18 | Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | 84% | 1% | 4,968 | |
| 19 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 84% | 7% | 2,966 | |
| 20 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | 84% | 10% | 8,968 | |
| 21 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 83% | 8% | 1,850 | |
| 22 | Bryant University Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI | 83% | 4% | 3,240 | |
| 23 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Steubenville, OH | 82% | 1% | 2,978 | |
| 24 | Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR | 82% | 4% | 2,194 | |
| 25 | University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference · Burlington, VT | 82% | 1% | 12,168 | |
| 26 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 81% | 10% | 1,753 | |
| 27 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 81% | 12% | 4,576 | |
| 28 | Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England · Bristol, RI | 81% | 0% | 4,050 | |
| 29 | Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC | 80% | 1% | 6,402 | |
| 30 | Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Charlotte, NC | 80% | 1% | 3,952 | |
| 31 | Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England · Providence, RI | 80% | 1% | 3,952 | |
| 32 | Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH | 80% | 1% | 2,052 | |
| 33 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | 80% | 13% | 3,066 | |
| 34 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 80% | 14% | 6,818 | |
| 35 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | 79% | 18% | 7,741 | |
| 36 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 79% | 14% | 2,284 | |
| 37 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 79% | 15% | 4,447 | |
| 38 | University of New England Division III · Conference of New England · Biddeford, ME | 79% | 0% | 3,863 | |
| 39 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | 79% | 12% | 7,152 | |
| 40 | Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Petersburg, FL | 78% | 4% | 1,986 | |
| 41 | Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA | 78% | 0% | 3,255 | |
| 42 | Hawaii Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI | 78% | 7% | 3,814 | |
| 43 | Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI | 78% | 1% | 1,688 | |
| 44 | Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · NEW ULM, MN | 78% | 1% | 743 | |
| 45 | Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Tuskegee, AL | 78% | 0% | 2,400 | |
| 46 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | 78% | 3% | 7,063 | |
| 47 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 77% | 5% | 2,145 | |
| 48 | Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Rindge, NH | 77% | 3% | 1,058 | |
| 49 | Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Colchester, VT | 77% | 3% | 1,178 | |
| 50 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | 77% | 9% | 5,471 | |
| 51 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | 77% | 11% | 8,267 | |
| 52 | Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE | 76% | 2% | 4,262 | |
| 53 | Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Frankfort, KY | 76% | 1% | 1,546 | |
| 54 | Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA | 76% | 8% | 2,764 | |
| 55 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | 76% | 1% | 52,823 | |
| 56 | Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronxville, NY | 76% | 5% | 1,521 | |
| 57 | Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA | 76% | 13% | 2,506 | |
| 58 | University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA | 76% | 1% | 1,632 | |
| 59 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 76% | 9% | 2,112 | |
| 60 | High Point University Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC | 75% | 1% | 5,006 | |
| 61 | Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | 75% | 1% | 6,960 | |
| 62 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 75% | 15% | 1,644 | |
| 63 | University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 75% | 10% | 3,054 | |
| 64 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | 75% | 5% | 1,615 | |
| 65 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 74% | 12% | 1,910 | |
| 66 | Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA | 74% | 4% | 3,846 | |
| 67 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | 74% | 11% | 6,488 | |
| 68 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 74% | 1% | 70,929 | |
| 69 | Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA | 74% | 0% | 2,738 | |
| 70 | Samford University Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL | 74% | 1% | 3,832 | |
| 71 | University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL | 74% | 7% | 10,111 | |
| 72 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | 73% | 17% | 1,349 | |
| 73 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 73% | 10% | 2,069 | |
| 74 | Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Lakewood, CO | 73% | 0% | 6,730 | |
| 75 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 73% | 15% | 1,424 | |
| 76 | Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA | 73% | 0% | 967 | |
| 77 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 73% | 9% | 1,898 | |
| 78 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | 73% | 16% | 2,418 | |
| 79 | Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 72% | 1% | 7,330 | |
| 80 | Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA | 72% | 0% | 3,495 | |
| 81 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 72% | 19% | 1,775 | |
| 82 | Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS | 72% | 1% | 4,769 | |
| 83 | Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · New Castle, DE | 72% | 0% | 9,355 | |
| 84 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | 71% | 8% | 10,083 | |
| 85 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | 71% | 10% | 3,131 | |
| 86 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 71% | 12% | 1,904 | |
| 87 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | 71% | 15% | 6,089 | |
| 88 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | 71% | 7% | 5,811 | |
| 89 | Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT | 71% | 15% | 2,642 | |
| 90 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | 71% | 3% | 6,415 | |
| 91 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | 70% | 17% | 2,237 | |
| 92 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | 70% | 6% | 2,119 | |
| 93 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | 69% | 20% | 7,289 | |
| 94 | Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA | 69% | 17% | 4,171 | |
| 95 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 69% | 20% | 7,359 | |
| 96 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 69% | 16% | 9,095 | |
| 97 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 69% | 13% | 2,142 | |
| 98 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 69% | 15% | 5,671 | |
| 99 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 69% | 19% | 7,643 | |
| 100 | University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | 69% | 4% | 1,477 |
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