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 · Gallaudet University
Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC
30%
Median
of 420 schools, Division III
3.1×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
82%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division III
#1 · Gallaudet Universityevery school
The spread across 420 schools; the median is 30%.
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 | Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC | 94% | 5% | 919 | |
| 2 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 89% | 3% | 1,081 | |
| 3 | Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference · Washington, DC | 87% | 7% | 3,139 | |
| 4 | Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI | 86% | 2% | 2,117 | |
| 5 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY | 85% | 0% | 947 | |
| 6 | Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 84% | 5% | 1,995 | |
| 7 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 84% | 7% | 2,966 | |
| 8 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 83% | 8% | 1,850 | |
| 9 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Steubenville, OH | 82% | 1% | 2,978 | |
| 10 | Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR | 82% | 4% | 2,194 | |
| 11 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 81% | 10% | 1,753 | |
| 12 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 81% | 12% | 4,576 | |
| 13 | Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England · Bristol, RI | 81% | 0% | 4,050 | |
| 14 | Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Charlotte, NC | 80% | 1% | 3,952 | |
| 15 | Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England · Providence, RI | 80% | 1% | 3,952 | |
| 16 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | 80% | 13% | 3,066 | |
| 17 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 79% | 14% | 2,284 | |
| 18 | University of New England Division III · Conference of New England · Biddeford, ME | 79% | 0% | 3,863 | |
| 19 | Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · NEW ULM, MN | 78% | 1% | 743 | |
| 20 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 77% | 5% | 2,145 | |
| 21 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | 77% | 11% | 8,267 | |
| 22 | Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronxville, NY | 76% | 5% | 1,521 | |
| 23 | Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA | 76% | 13% | 2,506 | |
| 24 | University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA | 76% | 1% | 1,632 | |
| 25 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 76% | 9% | 2,112 | |
| 26 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 75% | 15% | 1,644 | |
| 27 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | 75% | 5% | 1,615 | |
| 28 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 74% | 12% | 1,910 | |
| 29 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | 73% | 17% | 1,349 | |
| 30 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 73% | 10% | 2,069 | |
| 31 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 73% | 15% | 1,424 | |
| 32 | Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA | 73% | 0% | 967 | |
| 33 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 73% | 9% | 1,898 | |
| 34 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | 73% | 16% | 2,418 | |
| 35 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 72% | 19% | 1,775 | |
| 36 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | 71% | 15% | 6,089 | |
| 37 | Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT | 71% | 15% | 2,642 | |
| 38 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | 70% | 17% | 2,237 | |
| 39 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | 70% | 6% | 2,119 | |
| 40 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | 69% | 20% | 7,289 | |
| 41 | Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA | 69% | 17% | 4,171 | |
| 42 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 69% | 20% | 7,359 | |
| 43 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 69% | 13% | 2,142 | |
| 44 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 69% | 19% | 7,643 | |
| 45 | University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | 69% | 4% | 1,477 | |
| 46 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | 69% | 6% | 2,456 | |
| 47 | Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Bethany, WV | 68% | 0% | 645 | |
| 48 | Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI | 68% | 10% | 1,410 | |
| 49 | Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA | 68% | 1% | 1,788 | |
| 50 | New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH | 68% | 4% | 986 | |
| 51 | Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH | 67% | 18% | 6,186 | |
| 52 | Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Mt. Vernon, IA | 67% | 3% | 1,082 | |
| 53 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 67% | 10% | 2,184 | |
| 54 | Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA | 67% | 0% | 4,577 | |
| 55 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 66% | 9% | 2,048 | |
| 56 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | 65% | 13% | 2,405 | |
| 57 | Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent · Watertown, WI | 65% | 2% | 759 | |
| 58 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | 65% | 3% | 1,936 | |
| 59 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | 65% | 14% | 6,877 | |
| 60 | Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI | 64% | 19% | 948 | |
| 61 | Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI | 64% | 1% | 2,642 | |
| 62 | Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN | 64% | 1% | 1,424 | |
| 63 | Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA | 63% | 13% | 2,204 | |
| 64 | Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA | 63% | 13% | 2,216 | |
| 65 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Terre Haute, IN | 63% | 9% | 2,235 | |
| 66 | Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY | 63% | 10% | 2,082 | |
| 67 | Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA | 62% | 3% | 908 | |
| 68 | Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA | 61% | 3% | 1,854 | |
| 69 | Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR | 61% | 1% | 1,613 | |
| 70 | Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY | 61% | 10% | 2,776 | |
| 71 | Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference · Salem, OR | 61% | 0% | 412 | |
| 72 | Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | 60% | 5% | 1,130 | |
| 73 | Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference · Decorah, IA | 60% | 14% | 1,463 | |
| 74 | Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA | 60% | 23% | 2,209 | |
| 75 | Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA | 59% | 24% | 2,752 | |
| 76 | Bard College Division III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | 59% | 9% | 2,453 | |
| 77 | Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA | 59% | 4% | 1,924 | |
| 78 | Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference · Walla Walla, WA | 59% | 14% | 1,544 | |
| 79 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | 58% | 14% | 1,023 | |
| 80 | Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS | 58% | 0% | 582 | |
| 81 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY | 58% | 6% | 5,954 | |
| 82 | University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference · Phoenixville, PA | 58% | 7% | 498 | |
| 83 | Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Swannonoa, NC | 58% | 2% | 742 | |
| 84 | Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference · New York, NY | 58% | 7% | 3,091 | |
| 85 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 57% | 21% | 3,675 | |
| 86 | Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA | 57% | 0% | 2,369 | |
| 87 | Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY | 57% | 3% | 4,368 | |
| 88 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Norton, MA | 57% | 0% | 1,778 | |
| 89 | Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA | 56% | 4% | 1,278 | |
| 90 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | 56% | 8% | 1,618 | |
| 91 | University of Scranton Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA | 56% | 0% | 3,666 | |
| 92 | Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR | 55% | 0% | 1,098 | |
| 93 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 55% | 18% | 1,664 | |
| 94 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | 55% | 12% | 2,060 | |
| 95 | Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA | 54% | 8% | 1,293 | |
| 96 | Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference · Keene, NH | 54% | 0% | 2,718 | |
| 97 | Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA | 53% | 0% | 1,151 | |
| 98 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | 53% | 21% | 1,911 | |
| 99 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI | 53% | 0% | 4,675 | |
| 100 | Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD | 53% | 3% | 916 |
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