Campus & place
Biggest transfer intakes
Transfer students who arrived last fall, as a share of the undergraduate body.
18.5%
#1 · Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
5.4%
Median
of 366 schools, Division I
3.4×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
13.2%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · Grand Canyon Universityevery school
The spread across 366 schools; the median is 5.4%.
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 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 18.5% | 70,929 | 68% | |
| 2 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | 15.3% | 34,050 | 90% | |
| 3 | Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL | 15.1% | 1,495 | 47% | |
| 4 | Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ | 14.9% | 2,101 | 72% | |
| 5 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR | 14.7% | 5,789 | 71% | |
| 6 | University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC | 14.6% | 4,471 | 69% | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Carbondale, IL | 14.5% | 8,195 | 69% | |
| 8 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | 13.4% | 32,429 | 74% | |
| 9 | East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX | 13.3% | 8,318 | 63% | |
| 10 | Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC | 13.2% | 1,840 | 69% | |
| 11 | The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS | 13.1% | 10,012 | 70% | |
| 12 | California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | 13.0% | 8,110 | 74% | |
| 13 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 13.0% | 34,243 | 85% | |
| 14 | University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL | 12.8% | 9,661 | 88% | |
| 15 | University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX | 12.7% | 31,112 | 73% | |
| 16 | Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR | 12.5% | 15,960 | 75% | |
| 17 | California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA | 12.3% | 28,268 | 81% | |
| 18 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | 12.2% | 21,430 | 78% | |
| 19 | Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · St. Charles, MO | 12.1% | 4,933 | 73% | |
| 20 | Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Macomb, IL | 12.0% | 5,025 | 59% | |
| 21 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | 11.9% | 37,125 | 85% | |
| 22 | Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL | 11.7% | 11,358 | 70% | |
| 23 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | 11.7% | 37,946 | 86% | |
| 24 | California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA | 11.6% | 8,336 | 80% | |
| 25 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | 11.5% | 14,156 | 76% | |
| 26 | San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA | 11.4% | 27,111 | 86% | |
| 27 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | 11.4% | 59,470 | 92% | |
| 28 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 11.2% | 33,040 | 97% | |
| 29 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC | 11.2% | 14,494 | 85% | |
| 30 | University of North Texas Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX | 11.0% | 33,858 | 77% | |
| 31 | Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference · Beaumont, TX | 10.9% | 7,998 | 61% | |
| 32 | Oakland University Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI | 10.6% | 12,719 | 75% | |
| 33 | University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA | 10.6% | 7,734 | 85% | |
| 34 | Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC | 10.5% | 10,009 | 76% | |
| 35 | University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference · Laramie, WY | 10.4% | 8,250 | 77% | |
| 36 | Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD | 10.2% | 1,810 | 73% | |
| 37 | Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference · New Britain, CT | 10.1% | 7,917 | 79% | |
| 38 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | 10.1% | 52,823 | 79% | |
| 39 | Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC | 10.1% | 1,373 | 76% | |
| 40 | Radford University Division I · Big South Conference · Radford, VA | 10.1% | 5,704 | 73% | |
| 41 | Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA · Huntsville, TX | 10.1% | 18,179 | 75% | |
| 42 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Edwardsville, IL | 10.1% | 8,975 | 72% | |
| 43 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Division I · Mountain West Conference · Honolulu, HI | 10.1% | 14,576 | 75% | |
| 44 | Wichita State University Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS | 10.1% | 12,856 | 68% | |
| 45 | Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL | 9.9% | 10,468 | 73% | |
| 46 | University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League · Grand Forks, ND | 9.9% | 10,216 | 83% | |
| 47 | Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL | 9.8% | 18,450 | 81% | |
| 48 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC | 9.8% | 23,981 | 85% | |
| 49 | University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA | 9.8% | 29,503 | 94% | |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL | 9.7% | 24,614 | 84% | |
| 51 | Florida International University Division I · Conference USA · Miami, FL | 9.6% | 44,363 | 92% | |
| 52 | George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Fairfax, VA | 9.6% | 27,666 | 87% | |
| 53 | Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA | 9.6% | 4,807 | 83% | |
| 54 | Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS | 9.6% | 18,230 | 83% | |
| 55 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | 9.6% | 30,310 | 79% | |
| 56 | Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Towson, MD | 9.5% | 16,517 | 83% | |
| 57 | University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA | 9.5% | 33,792 | 94% | |
| 58 | Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR | 9.4% | 8,760 | 78% | |
| 59 | Wright State University Division I · Horizon League · Dayton, OH | 9.4% | 7,012 | 63% | |
| 60 | Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI | 9.3% | 10,055 | 74% | |
| 61 | Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League · Cleveland, OH | 9.2% | 9,463 | 69% | |
| 62 | Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA | 9.2% | 17,736 | 76% | |
| 63 | University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL | 9.2% | 22,107 | 78% | |
| 64 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | 9.2% | 10,149 | 77% | |
| 65 | University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC | 9.2% | 2,907 | 73% | |
| 66 | Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS | 9.1% | 4,769 | 68% | |
| 67 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | 9.1% | 37,269 | 91% | |
| 68 | Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY | 9.0% | 1,798 | 80% | |
| 69 | Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Stephenville, TX | 9.0% | 13,688 | 74% | |
| 70 | Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN | 8.9% | 17,668 | 78% | |
| 71 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference · Lowell, MA | 8.9% | 12,128 | 82% | |
| 72 | Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA | 8.9% | 21,923 | 80% | |
| 73 | Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC | 8.8% | 2,813 | 75% | |
| 74 | Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA | 8.7% | 7,246 | 67% | |
| 75 | East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN | 8.7% | 10,633 | 74% | |
| 76 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | 8.7% | 30,021 | 87% | |
| 77 | University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | 8.7% | 14,264 | 81% | |
| 78 | University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL | 8.7% | 8,914 | 76% | |
| 79 | Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN | 8.6% | 8,587 | 67% | |
| 80 | Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX | 8.6% | 2,787 | 69% | |
| 81 | Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS | 8.6% | 2,005 | 58% | |
| 82 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL | 8.6% | 12,382 | 82% | |
| 83 | Florida A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Tallahassee, FL | 8.5% | 7,796 | 86% | |
| 84 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | 8.5% | 33,078 | 97% | |
| 85 | Rider University Division I · Metro Conference · Lawrenceville, NJ | 8.4% | 3,244 | 82% | |
| 86 | University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA | 8.3% | 31,797 | 93% | |
| 87 | Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Boone, NC | 8.2% | 19,405 | 85% | |
| 88 | Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC | 8.2% | 2,914 | 62% | |
| 89 | University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 8.2% | 23,232 | 92% | |
| 90 | University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL | 8.1% | 7,451 | 78% | |
| 91 | Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Fort Myers, FL | 8.0% | 14,227 | 83% | |
| 92 | Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Manhattan, KS | 8.0% | 15,113 | 87% | |
| 93 | University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO | 8.0% | 6,616 | 74% | |
| 94 | Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY | 7.9% | 12,726 | 80% | |
| 95 | North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC | 7.9% | 5,973 | 75% | |
| 96 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League · Omaha, NE | 7.9% | 11,859 | 76% | |
| 97 | East Carolina University Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC | 7.8% | 21,328 | 82% | |
| 98 | Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | 7.8% | 2,662 | 75% | |
| 99 | Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX | 7.8% | 34,547 | 78% | |
| 100 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 41,899 | 88% |
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