Campus & place
Biggest transfer intakes
Transfer students who arrived last fall, as a share of the undergraduate body.
28.4%
#1 · Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
5.7%
Median
of 1,079 schools, all divisions
5.0×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
19.5%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · Regent Universityevery school
The spread across 1,079 schools; the median is 5.7%.
How it is measured
Fall enrollment; schools with at least 500 undergraduates.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Transfers as a share of undergraduates | Undergrads | Retention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA | 28.4% | 4,577 | 66% | |
| 2 | University of Maine at Presque Isle Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Presque Isle, ME | 27.9% | 2,152 | 73% | |
| 3 | University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronx, NY | 25.9% | 2,398 | 71% | |
| 4 | Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Paul, MN | 25.3% | 3,146 | 67% | |
| 5 | Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference · Lancaster, PA | 25.3% | 1,778 | 75% | |
| 6 | Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS | 24.7% | 1,995 | 72% | |
| 7 | Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Leo, FL | 21.0% | 7,603 | 58% | |
| 8 | Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Fresno, CA | 20.5% | 1,616 | 81% | |
| 9 | University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference · Livingston, AL | 20.3% | 2,673 | 61% | |
| 10 | State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY | 19.5% | 4,040 | 74% | |
| 11 | California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Hayward, CA | 19.3% | 10,562 | 79% | |
| 12 | University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference · Charleston, WV | 19.3% | 2,087 | 69% | |
| 13 | University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, IL | 19.1% | 2,342 | 81% | |
| 14 | Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference · Amherst, NY | 19.0% | 1,806 | 80% | |
| 15 | Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA | 18.8% | 1,038 | 76% | |
| 16 | Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Independent · Salem, WV | 18.6% | 695 | 52% | |
| 17 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 18.5% | 70,929 | 68% | |
| 18 | Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · St Davids, PA | 17.8% | 2,068 | 71% | |
| 19 | Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 17.6% | 3,731 | 82% | |
| 20 | King University Division II · Conference Carolinas · Bristol, TN | 17.4% | 1,076 | 60% | |
| 21 | Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Cleveland, MS | 16.8% | 1,964 | 74% | |
| 22 | Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | 16.7% | 1,344 | 78% | |
| 23 | Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Midland, MI | 16.7% | 1,989 | 79% | |
| 24 | Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Chicago, IL | 16.7% | 2,605 | 62% | |
| 25 | New Mexico Highlands University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Las Vegas, NM | 16.4% | 1,710 | 57% | |
| 26 | Fort Hays State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Hays, KS | 16.2% | 10,206 | 77% | |
| 27 | University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Redlands, CA | 16.0% | 2,100 | 81% | |
| 28 | Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Fayetteville, NC | 15.8% | 5,845 | 78% | |
| 29 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · St. Louis, MO | 15.8% | 6,062 | 83% | |
| 30 | Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Danville, VA | 15.7% | 1,180 | 59% | |
| 31 | Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Rockford, IL | 15.3% | 968 | 70% | |
| 32 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | 15.3% | 34,050 | 90% | |
| 33 | Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH | 15.3% | 159,653 | 60% | |
| 34 | Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Waterbury, CT | 15.2% | 19,575 | 32% | |
| 35 | Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS | 15.1% | 1,452 | 69% | |
| 36 | Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL | 15.1% | 1,495 | 47% | |
| 37 | Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Rocklin, CA | 15.1% | 1,056 | 69% | |
| 38 | California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Turlock, CA | 14.9% | 8,669 | 80% | |
| 39 | Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ | 14.9% | 2,101 | 72% | |
| 40 | Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · New Castle, DE | 14.9% | 9,355 | 54% | |
| 41 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR | 14.7% | 5,789 | 71% | |
| 42 | Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Hamburg, NY | 14.6% | 939 | 63% | |
| 43 | University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC | 14.6% | 4,471 | 69% | |
| 44 | California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Seaside, CA | 14.5% | 5,909 | 79% | |
| 45 | Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Tahlequah, OK | 14.5% | 5,006 | 63% | |
| 46 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Carbondale, IL | 14.5% | 8,195 | 69% | |
| 47 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ | 14.5% | 6,546 | 73% | |
| 48 | St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 14.4% | 2,431 | 78% | |
| 49 | William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC | 14.4% | 730 | 61% | |
| 50 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Arcata, CA | 14.3% | 5,594 | 76% | |
| 51 | California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Chico, CA | 14.3% | 13,160 | 84% | |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas · Pembroke, NC | 14.3% | 5,485 | 71% | |
| 53 | Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Atherton, CA | 14.0% | 831 | 70% | |
| 54 | Sonoma State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Rohnert Park, CA | 14.0% | 5,412 | 75% | |
| 55 | Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC | 13.9% | 818 | 62% | |
| 56 | California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Marcos, CA | 13.7% | 14,246 | 75% | |
| 57 | Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Painesville, OH | 13.7% | 744 | 66% | |
| 58 | State University of New York at Canton Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Canton, NY | 13.5% | 2,919 | 67% | |
| 59 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | 13.4% | 32,429 | 74% | |
| 60 | Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 13.4% | 2,446 | 83% | |
| 61 | State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY | 13.4% | 5,429 | 73% | |
| 62 | D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY | 13.3% | 1,299 | 72% | |
| 63 | East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX | 13.3% | 8,318 | 63% | |
| 64 | Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Romeoville, IL | 13.3% | 3,948 | 84% | |
| 65 | The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference · Tyler, TX | 13.3% | 7,287 | 73% | |
| 66 | Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC | 13.2% | 1,840 | 69% | |
| 67 | Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Bemidji, MN | 13.1% | 3,610 | 78% | |
| 68 | Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Camden, NJ | 13.1% | 3,922 | 82% | |
| 69 | State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY | 13.1% | 1,904 | 68% | |
| 70 | The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS | 13.1% | 10,012 | 70% | |
| 71 | West Texas A&M University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Canyon, TX | 13.1% | 6,786 | 67% | |
| 72 | California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | 13.0% | 8,110 | 74% | |
| 73 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 13.0% | 34,243 | 85% | |
| 74 | New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH | 13.0% | 986 | 60% | |
| 75 | Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Lacey, WA | 13.0% | 1,267 | 73% | |
| 76 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference · Odessa, TX | 13.0% | 4,654 | 61% | |
| 77 | Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Portales, NM | 12.9% | 4,072 | 62% | |
| 78 | Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Elmhurst, IL | 12.9% | 3,138 | 76% | |
| 79 | Sul Ross State University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Alpine, TX | 12.9% | 1,441 | 58% | |
| 80 | University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Bridgeport, CT | 12.8% | 1,479 | 63% | |
| 81 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Division II · Pacific West Conference · Hilo, HI | 12.8% | 2,424 | 70% | |
| 82 | University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL | 12.8% | 9,661 | 88% | |
| 83 | Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL | 12.7% | 4,098 | 78% | |
| 84 | Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lodi, NJ | 12.7% | 1,833 | 80% | |
| 85 | University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX | 12.7% | 31,112 | 73% | |
| 86 | Chaminade University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI | 12.6% | 1,764 | 74% | |
| 87 | California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Bernardino, CA | 12.5% | 16,067 | 78% | |
| 88 | Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lakewood, NJ | 12.5% | 1,478 | 76% | |
| 89 | McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Lebanon, IL | 12.5% | 1,605 | 68% | |
| 90 | Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR | 12.5% | 15,960 | 75% | |
| 91 | Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference · Providence, RI | 12.4% | 4,785 | 74% | |
| 92 | California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA | 12.3% | 28,268 | 81% | |
| 93 | Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jackson, TN | 12.3% | 822 | 45% | |
| 94 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | 12.2% | 21,430 | 78% | |
| 95 | Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Austin, TX | 12.2% | 1,391 | 63% | |
| 96 | Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY | 12.2% | 11,227 | 74% | |
| 97 | Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 · Troy, NY | 12.2% | 1,080 | 75% | |
| 98 | Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · St. Charles, MO | 12.1% | 4,933 | 73% | |
| 99 | Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ | 12.1% | 14,869 | 82% | |
| 100 | Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY | 12.1% | 734 | 70% |
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