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
25%
Median
of 366 schools, Division I
3.8×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
84%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · American Universityevery school
The spread across 366 schools; the median is 25%.
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 | U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO | 93% | 2% | 4,124 | |
| 3 | U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY | 92% | 1% | 4,508 | |
| 4 | Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC | 91% | 7% | 10,190 | |
| 5 | U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD | 91% | 1% | 4,465 | |
| 6 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | 90% | 2% | 4,191 | |
| 7 | George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC | 89% | 7% | 11,387 | |
| 8 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | 88% | 10% | 7,968 | |
| 9 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | 86% | 4% | 8,077 | |
| 10 | Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | 84% | 1% | 4,968 | |
| 11 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | 84% | 10% | 8,968 | |
| 12 | Bryant University Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI | 83% | 4% | 3,240 | |
| 13 | University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference · Burlington, VT | 82% | 1% | 12,168 | |
| 14 | Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC | 80% | 1% | 6,402 | |
| 15 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 80% | 14% | 6,818 | |
| 16 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | 79% | 18% | 7,741 | |
| 17 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 79% | 15% | 4,447 | |
| 18 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | 79% | 12% | 7,152 | |
| 19 | Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA | 78% | 0% | 3,255 | |
| 20 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | 78% | 3% | 7,063 | |
| 21 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | 77% | 9% | 5,471 | |
| 22 | Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE | 76% | 2% | 4,262 | |
| 23 | Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA | 76% | 8% | 2,764 | |
| 24 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | 76% | 1% | 52,823 | |
| 25 | High Point University Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC | 75% | 1% | 5,006 | |
| 26 | Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT | 75% | 1% | 6,960 | |
| 27 | University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 75% | 10% | 3,054 | |
| 28 | Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA | 74% | 4% | 3,846 | |
| 29 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | 74% | 11% | 6,488 | |
| 30 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 74% | 1% | 70,929 | |
| 31 | Samford University Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL | 74% | 1% | 3,832 | |
| 32 | Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 72% | 1% | 7,330 | |
| 33 | Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS | 72% | 1% | 4,769 | |
| 34 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | 71% | 8% | 10,083 | |
| 35 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | 71% | 10% | 3,131 | |
| 36 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 71% | 12% | 1,904 | |
| 37 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | 71% | 7% | 5,811 | |
| 38 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | 71% | 3% | 6,415 | |
| 39 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 69% | 16% | 9,095 | |
| 40 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 69% | 15% | 5,671 | |
| 41 | Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC | 68% | 1% | 10,306 | |
| 42 | Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT | 68% | 2% | 6,248 | |
| 43 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | 68% | 8% | 12,883 | |
| 44 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | 67% | 11% | 9,157 | |
| 45 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | 67% | 13% | 11,611 | |
| 46 | University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR | 67% | 3% | 3,136 | |
| 47 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | 66% | 12% | 15,891 | |
| 48 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | 65% | 1% | 7,652 | |
| 49 | Montana State University-Bozeman Division I · Big Sky Conference · Bozeman, MT | 65% | 0% | 14,872 | |
| 50 | North Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League · Fargo, ND | 65% | 0% | 9,791 | |
| 51 | University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA · Newark, DE | 65% | 1% | 19,772 | |
| 52 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | 64% | 17% | 9,111 | |
| 53 | Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD | 64% | 0% | 3,987 | |
| 54 | University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL | 64% | 1% | 33,435 | |
| 55 | Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA | 63% | 2% | 2,702 | |
| 56 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | 63% | 1% | 19,094 | |
| 57 | Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL | 62% | 1% | 3,322 | |
| 58 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | 62% | 0% | 32,221 | |
| 59 | University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH | 62% | 1% | 11,376 | |
| 60 | Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA | 61% | 25% | 18,656 | |
| 61 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | 61% | 3% | 3,035 | |
| 62 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | 61% | 11% | 15,739 | |
| 63 | Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 61% | 1% | 6,765 | |
| 64 | Furman University Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC | 60% | 4% | 2,327 | |
| 65 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR | 60% | 0% | 27,472 | |
| 66 | University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League · Grand Forks, ND | 60% | 1% | 10,216 | |
| 67 | University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI | 59% | 1% | 14,670 | |
| 68 | Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX | 58% | 3% | 7,115 | |
| 69 | West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV | 57% | 1% | 18,615 | |
| 70 | Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY | 56% | 7% | 10,307 | |
| 71 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | 56% | 1% | 19,963 | |
| 72 | Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 56% | 1% | 4,748 | |
| 73 | Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY | 55% | 10% | 16,051 | |
| 74 | Marist University Division I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY | 55% | 2% | 5,545 | |
| 75 | College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC | 54% | 1% | 10,660 | |
| 76 | Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO | 54% | 3% | 10,519 | |
| 77 | Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN | 53% | 1% | 4,519 | |
| 78 | Delaware State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE | 52% | 2% | 4,941 | |
| 79 | Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX | 52% | 5% | 10,937 | |
| 80 | University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference · West Haven, CT | 52% | 4% | 4,865 | |
| 81 | Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA | 51% | 2% | 5,163 | |
| 82 | Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD | 51% | 1% | 8,300 | |
| 83 | Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN | 49% | 3% | 2,255 | |
| 84 | Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | 48% | 6% | 2,662 | |
| 85 | Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 48% | 2% | 4,828 | |
| 86 | Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA | 48% | 4% | 4,137 | |
| 87 | South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League · Brookings, SD | 48% | 2% | 10,177 | |
| 88 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | 48% | 17% | 8,054 | |
| 89 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | 48% | 5% | 41,899 | |
| 90 | Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA | 47% | 8% | 13,589 | |
| 91 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | 47% | 16% | 4,574 | |
| 92 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC | 47% | 1% | 28,470 | |
| 93 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | 47% | 9% | 36,797 | |
| 94 | Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC | 46% | 1% | 22,875 | |
| 95 | Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC | 46% | 4% | 903 | |
| 96 | The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC | 46% | 2% | 2,661 | |
| 97 | Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Ames, IA | 45% | 3% | 25,332 | |
| 98 | Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA | 45% | 3% | 2,292 | |
| 99 | Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS | 45% | 1% | 2,005 | |
| 100 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | 45% | 2% | 32,105 |
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