Transfer (vs. Freshman) Admission Rates
Looking to transfer into the school of your dreams? It’s important to realistically assess your chances of acceptance as transfer admission rates vary greatly among the nation’s selective colleges and universities. For example transfer students are accepted a rate lower than 5% at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, Caltech, and a handful of other highly-selective schools. On the other end of the spectrum, excellent schools like University of Georgia, Ohio State University, and Southern Methodist University all sport acceptance rates well above 50%. The numbers in the following table offer a sortable database of freshmen vs. transfer admission rates.
*Data collected from various institution websites and Common Data Set (CDS) forms.
Table Updated November 2021
| Institution | Transfer Admission Rate | Freshman Admission Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | 38% | 75% |
| Agnes Scott College | 54% | 68% |
| Albion College | 61% | 75% |
| Alfred University | 52% | 64% |
| Allegheny College | 33% | 73% |
| American University | 67% | 39% |
| Amherst College | 6% | 12% |
| Appalachian State University | 86% | 80% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 88% | 88% |
| Assumption University | 57% | 81% |
| Auburn University | 59% | 85% |
| Augustana College | 55% | 57% |
| Austin College | 48% | 49% |
| Babson College | 29% | 27% |
| Ball State University | 50% | 69% |
| Bard College | 71% | 59% |
| Barnard College | 28% | 14% |
| Bates College | 10% | 14% |
| Baylor University | 92% | 68% |
| Belmont University | 71% | 83% |
| Beloit College | 57% | 58% |
| Bennington College | 70% | 60% |
| Bentley University | 47% | 58% |
| Berea College | 49% | 33% |
| Berry College | 83% | 77% |
| Binghamton University | 44% | 43% |
| Birmingham Southern College | 56% | 60% |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 89% | 89% |
| Boise State University | 79% | 77% |
| Boston College | 24% | 26% |
| Boston University | 54% | 20% |
| Bowdoin College | 4% | 9% |
| Bowling Green State University | 53% | 75% |
| Bradley University | 61% | 73% |
| Brandeis University | 32% | 34% |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | 68% | 69% |
| Brown University | 4% | 8% |
| Bryant University | 68% | 76% |
| Bryn Mawr College | 21% | 38% |
| Bucknell University | 37% | 38% |
| Butler University | 41% | 76% |
| California Institute of Technology | 5% | 7% |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | 20% | 38% |
| Cal Poly, Pomona | 66% | 65% |
| California State University - Fresno | 73% | 90% |
| California State University - Fullerton | 54% | 68% |
| California State University - Long Beach | 39% | 42% |
| Canisius College | 56% | 76% |
| Carleton College | 16% | 21% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 8% | 17% |
| Case Western Reserve University | 34% | 30% |
| Catholic University of America | 57% | 82% |
| Central Michigan University | 65% | 69% |
| Centre College | 38% | 72% |
| Chapman University | 58% | 58% |
| Christopher Newport University | 63% | 76% |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 51% | 80% |
| Claremont McKenna College | 11% | 13% |
| Clark University | 39% | 47% |
| Clarkson University | 93% | 78% |
| Clemson University | 65% | 62% |
| Coastal Carolina University | 59% | 70% |
| Colby College | 13% | 10% |
| Colgate University | 29% | 27% |
| College of Charleston | 90% | 74% |
| College of Saint Benedict | 87% | 84% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 34% | 38% |
| College of William & Mary | 60% | 42% |
| Colorado College | 14% | 14% |
| Colorado School of Mines | 55% | 55% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 62% | 84% |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | 10% | 6% |
| Connecticut College | 31% | 38% |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 15% | 18% |
| Cornell College | 82% | 82% |
| Cornell University | 18% | 11% |
| Creighton University | 56% | 77% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 52% | 41% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | 62% | 50% |
| CUNY City College | 48% | 51% |
| CUNY Hunter College | 35% | 40% |
| CUNY Lehman College | 40% | 42% |
| Dartmouth College | 29% | 9% |
| Davidson College | 18% | 20% |
| Denison University | 41% | 28% |
| DePaul University | 63% | 70% |
| DePauw University | 35% | 68% |
| Dickinson College | 40% | 52% |
| Drake University | 50% | 68% |
| Drew University | 90% | 73% |
| Drexel University | 52% | 77% |
| Duke University | 5% | 8% |
| Duquesne University | 79% | 77% |
| Earlham College | 52% | 59% |
| East Carolina University | 92% | 88% |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 84% | 70% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 96% | 98% |
| Eckerd College | 47% | 69% |
| Elizabethtown College | 58% | 86% |
| Elon University | 62% | 72% |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach | 51% | 61% |
| Emerson College | 68% | 41% |
| Emory University | 33% | 19% |
| Endicott College | 56% | 70% |
| Fairfield University | 45% | 56% |
| Fitchburg State University | 95% | 88% |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 47% | 33% |
| Florida Atlantic University | 84% | 75% |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 94% | 77% |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 60% | 70% |
| Florida International University | 76% | 58% |
| Florida Southern College | 56% | 50% |
| Florida State University | 30% | 32% |
| Fordham University | 54% | 53% |
| Franklin and Marshall College | 31% | 37% |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | NA | 16% |
| Furman University | 80% | 65% |
| George Mason University | 84% | 89% |
| George Washington University | 70% | 43% |
| Georgetown College | 37% | 72% |
| Georgetown University | 14% | 17% |
| Georgia College & State University | 84% | 86% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 38% | 21% |
| Georgia Southern University | 85% | 91% |
| Georgia State University | 62% | 67% |
| Gettysburg College | 44% | 48% |
| Gonzaga University | 64% | 73% |
| Goucher College | 60% | 79% |
| Grinnell College | 23% | 19% |
| Grove City College | 66% | 79% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 57% | 71% |
| Hamilton College | 21% | 18% |
| Hampshire College | 53% | 59% |
| Hanover College | 38% | 69% |
| Harvard University | 1% | 5% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 9% | 18% |
| Haverford College | 23% | 18% |
| Hendrix College | 40% | 71% |
| High Point University | 67% | 77% |
| Hillsdale College | 25% | 36% |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | 45% | 62% |
| Hofstra University | 63% | 69% |
| Hope College | 53% | 78% |
| Howard University | 70% | 39% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 47% | 61% |
| Illinois State University | 94% | 81% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 47% | 57% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 68% | 80% |
| Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | 65% | 79% |
| Iowa State University | 81% | 88% |
| Ithaca College | 56% | 76% |
| James Madison University | 77% | 80% |
| John Carroll University | 62% | 88% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 7% | 9% |
| Juniata College | 71% | 71% |
| Kalamazoo College | 33% | 74% |
| Kansas State University | 79% | 95% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 93% | 84% |
| Kenyon College | 39% | 37% |
| Kettering University | 45% | 74% |
| Knox College | 62% | 71% |
| La Salle University | 53% | 76% |
| Lafayette College | 15% | 36% |
| Lake Forest College | 59% | 58% |
| Lawrence University | 63% | 69% |
| Lehigh University | 30% | 50% |
| Lewis & Clark College | 61% | 81% |
| Linfield College-McMinnville Campus | 73% | 80% |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 62% | 73% |
| Loyola Marymount University | 39% | 50% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 59% | 71% |
| Loyola University Maryland | 44% | 80% |
| Lycoming College | 54% | 65% |
| Macalester College | 34% | 39% |
| Manhattan College | 48% | 78% |
| Marist College | 66% | 55% |
| Marquette University | 78% | 82% |
| Marshall University | 98% | 89% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 96% | 88% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3% | 7% |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 94% | 92% |
| McDaniel College | 98% | 81% |
| Mercer University | 90% | 78% |
| Mercyhurst University | Not Reported | 88% |
| Merrimack College | 69% | 82% |
| Messiah University | 60% | 78% |
| Miami University - Oxford | 65% | 92% |
| Michigan State University | 59% | 76% |
| Michigan Technological University | 47% | 70% |
| Middlebury College | 17% | 22% |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 74% | 85% |
| Millsaps College | 100% | 70% |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 42% | 60% |
| Mississippi State University | 69% | 80% |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 83% | 81% |
| Monmouth University | 80% | 79% |
| Montana State University | 70% | 81% |
| Montclair State University | 83% | 83% |
| Moravian College | 54% | 79% |
| Morehouse College | 46% | 74% |
| Mount Holyoke College | 47% | 52% |
| Muhlenberg College | 27% | 62% |
| Murray State University | 78% | 77% |
| New College of Florida | 76% | 70% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | 68% | 66% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 88% | 97% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 58% | 63% |
| New York Institute of Technology | 59% | 75% |
| New York University | 41% | 21% |
| Niagara University | 97% | 92% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 51% | 46% |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 95% | 94% |
| Northeastern University | 48% | 20% |
| Northern Arizona University | 70% | 82% |
| Northern Michigan University | 61% | 67% |
| Northwestern University | 15% | 9% |
| Norwich University | 73% | 74% |
| Oakland University | 91% | 81% |
| Oberlin College | 28% | 35% |
| Occidental College | 29% | 41% |
| Ohio State University - Columbus | 87% | 68% |
| Ohio State University | 73% | 87% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 49% | 68% |
| Oklahoma State University | 55% | 67% |
| Old Dominion University | 91% | 95% |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | 96% | 97% |
| Oregon State University | 74% | 84% |
| Pennsylvania State University - University Park | 46% | 54% |
| Pepperdine University | 41% | 42% |
| Pitzer College | 25% | 17% |
| Pomona College | 10% | 9% |
| Portland State University | 98% | 95% |
| Presbyterian College | 62% | 71% |
| Princeton University | 2% | 6% |
| Providence College | 65% | 54% |
| Purdue University – West Lafayette | 49% | 67% |
| Quinnipiac University | 58% | 82% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | 75% | 67% |
| Randolph-Macon College | 48% | 71% |
| Reed College | 30% | 39% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 65% | 57% |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 29% | 27% |
| Rhodes College | 31% | 51% |
| Rice University | 12% | 11% |
| Ripon College | 27% | 74% |
| Roanoke College | 58% | 78% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 56% | 74% |
| Roger Williams University | 52% | 86% |
| Rollins College | 48% | 61% |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 52% | 77% |
| Rowan University | 76% | 79% |
| Rutgers University-Camden | 57% | 76% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 62% | 67% |
| Rutgers University-Newark | 68% | 74% |
| Sacred Heart University | 51% | 66% |
| Saint Anselm College | 62% | 75% |
| Saint Johns University | 67% | 81% |
| Saint Joseph's University | 61% | 80% |
| Saint Louis University | 42% | 56% |
| Saint Mary's College | 65% | 82% |
| Saint Mary's College of California | 71% | 77% |
| Saint Michael's College | 66% | 88% |
| Salem State University | 90% | 87% |
| Salisbury University | 72% | 78% |
| Salve Regina University | 61% | 75% |
| Sam Houston State University | 95% | 92% |
| Samford University | 74% | 84% |
| San Diego State University | 30% | 37% |
| San Francisco State University | 79% | 84% |
| San Jose State University | 69% | 67% |
| Santa Clara University | 58% | 51% |
| Sarah Lawrence College | 79% | 55% |
| Scripps College | 25% | 35% |
| Seattle University | 55% | 83% |
| Seton Hall University | 85% | 78% |
| Siena College | 91% | 81% |
| Simmons University | 60% | 83% |
| Skidmore College | 43% | 32% |
| Smith College | 41% | 37% |
| Soka University of America | NA | 52% |
| Sonoma State University | 41% | 89% |
| South Dakota State University | 83% | 89% |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 65% | 80% |
| Southern Methodist University | 59% | 53% |
| Southwestern University | 41% | 49% |
| Spelman College | 39% | 53% |
| St Bonaventure University | 77% | 76% |
| St Lawrence University | 59% | 47% |
| St Olaf College | 56% | 51% |
| St. John's College | 40% | 61% |
| St. John's College | 40% | 61% |
| St. John's University-New York | 59% | 75% |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 78% | 79% |
| Stanford University | 4% | 5% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 53% | 62% |
| Stetson University | 54% | 81% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 45% | 53% |
| Stockton University | 77% | 77% |
| Stonehill College | 52% | 69% |
| Stony Brook University | 58% | 49% |
| Suffolk University | 75% | 86% |
| SUNY at Albany | 62% | 57% |
| SUNY at Fredonia | 62% | 72% |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 81% | 74% |
| SUNY College at Brockport | 62% | 58% |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | 66% | 61% |
| SUNY College at Oswego | 61% | 69% |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 66% | 59% |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | 67% | 72% |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 56% | 60% |
| SUNY Cortland | 60% | 52% |
| SUNY Oneonta | 60% | 56% |
| Susquehanna University | 92% | 87% |
| Swarthmore College | 13% | 9% |
| Syracuse University | 52% | 69% |
| Temple University | 82% | 71% |
| Tennessee Technological University | 75% | 80% |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | 61% | 63% |
| Texas Christian University | 63% | 48% |
| Texas State University | 87% | 85% |
| The College of New Jersey | 59% | 51% |
| The College of Wooster | 64% | 65% |
| The University of Montana | 87% | 96% |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 94% | 83% |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 76% | 78% |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 88% | 88% |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 32% | 32% |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 83% | 79% |
| The University of the South | 63% | 56% |
| Towson University | 90% | 79% |
| Transylvania University | 90% | 92% |
| Trinity College | 32% | 36% |
| Trinity University | 41% | 34% |
| Truman State University | 59% | 72% |
| Tufts University | 28% | 16% |
| Tulane University | 26% | 11% |
| Union College | 31% | 41% |
| United States Air Force Academy | NA | 13% |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | NA | 13% |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | NA | 16% |
| United States Military Academy | NA | 9% |
| United States Naval Academy | NA | 9% |
| University at Buffalo | 70% | 67% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | 69% | 77% |
| University of Alabama | 69% | 80% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 77% | 67% |
| University of Arizona | 67% | 85% |
| University of Arkansas | 53% | 78% |
| University of California, Berkeley | 21% | 18% |
| University of California, Davis | 55% | 46% |
| University of California, Irvine | 41% | 30% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 24% | 14% |
| University of California, Merced | 52% | 85% |
| niversity of California, Riverside | 65% | 66% |
| University of California, San Diego | 56% | 38% |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 59% | 37% |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 64% | 65% |
| University of Central Florida | 64% | 45% |
| University of Chicago | 21% | 7% |
| University of Cincinnati | 54% | 76% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 71% | 84% |
| University of Connecticut | 67% | 56% |
| University of Dallas | 40% | 54% |
| University of Dayton | 41% | 81% |
| University of Delaware | 56% | 63% |
| University of Denver | 53% | 61% |
| University of Florida | 43% | 31% |
| University of Georgia | 79% | 48% |
| University of Houston | 87% | 63% |
| University of Idaho | 63% | 74% |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 60% | 73% |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 47% | 63% |
| University of Iowa | 72% | 84% |
| University of Kansas | 90% | 91% |
| University of Kentucky | 86% | 96% |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 48% | 67% |
| University of Louisville | 61% | 66% |
| University of Maine | 91% | 92% |
| University of Mary Washington | 68% | 74% |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 87% | 69% |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 70% | 49% |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | 69% | 65% |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 85% | 80% |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | 90% | 75% |
| University of Memphis | 93% | 85% |
| University of Miami | 52% | 33% |
| University of Michigan | 46% | 26% |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | 56% | 68% |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | 58% | 79% |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | 50% | 65% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 54% | 70% |
| University of Mississippi | 72% | 88% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 69% | 82% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 47% | 78% |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 73% | 81% |
| University of Nevada-Reno | 73% | 87% |
| University of New Hampshire | 88% | 85% |
| University of New Mexico | 71% | 54% |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | 94% | 79% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 45% | 24% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 91% | 80% |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 93% | 88% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 88% | 68% |
| University of North Dakota | 72% | 87% |
| University of North Florida | 57% | 80% |
| University of North Georgia | 65% | 77% |
| University of North Texas | 81% | 84% |
| University of Northern Colorado | 96% | 88% |
| University of Northern Iowa | 76% | 79% |
| University of Notre Dame | 43% | 19% |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 94% | 83% |
| University of Oregon | 66% | 83% |
| University of Pennsylvania | 8% | 9% |
| University of Pittsburgh | 55% | 64% |
| University of Portland | 71% | 77% |
| University of Puget Sound | 63% | 86% |
| University of Redlands | 58% | 77% |
| University of Rhode Island | 80% | 76% |
| University of Richmond | 45% | 31% |
| University of Rochester | 46% | 35% |
| University of San Diego | 75% | 59% |
| University of San Francisco | 63% | 70% |
| University of Scranton | 52% | 80% |
| University of South Carolina | 64% | 68% |
| University of South Dakota | 81% | 91% |
| University of South Florida | 62% | 49% |
| University of Southern California | 27% | 16% |
| University of St Thomas | 89% | 89% |
| University of Tampa | 52% | 45% |
| University of the Pacific | 48% | 71% |
| University of Toledo | 88% | 95% |
| University of Tulsa | 36% | 69% |
| University of Utah | 71% | 79% |
| University of Vermont | 72% | 71% |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 40% | 23% |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 68% | 74% |
| University of Washington - Seattle | 49% | 56% |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 90% | 90% |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 92% | 82% |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 52% | 57% |
| University of Wyoming | 96% | 94% |
| Ursinus College | 75% | 80% |
| Valparaiso University | 90% | 87% |
| Vanderbilt University | 37% | 12% |
| Vassar College | 14% | 25% |
| Villanova University | 31% | 31% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 85% | 91% |
| Virginia Military Institute | 51% | 60% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 64% | 67% |
| Wabash College | 58% | 63% |
| Wagner College | 61% | 70% |
| Wake Forest University | 23% | 32% |
| Warren Wilson College | Not Reported | 85% |
| Washington & Jefferson College | 83% | 90% |
| Washington and Lee University | 9% | 24% |
| Washington College | 74% | 80% |
| Washington State University | 76% | 80% |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 26% | 16% |
| Wayne State University | 59% | 68% |
| Wellesley College | 7% | 20% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 75% | 94% |
| Wesleyan University | 25% | 21% |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 71% | 86% |
| West Virginia University | 69% | 84% |
| Western Carolina University | 73% | 48% |
| Western Michigan University | 74% | 85% |
| Western Washington University | 80% | 94% |
| Westmont College | 67% | 70% |
| Wheaton College (MA) | 79% | 87% |
| Wheaton College (IL) | 51% | 77% |
| Whitman College | 57% | 54% |
| Whittier College | 73% | 72% |
| Whitworth University | 93% | 91% |
| Wichita State University | 87% | 55% |
| Widener University | 39% | 75% |
| Willamette University | 61% | 80% |
| Williams College | 3% | 15% |
| Winthrop University | 59% | 64% |
| Wofford College | 48% | 53% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 58% | 59% |
| Xavier University | 44% | 81% |
| Yale University | 2% | 7% |
| Yeshiva University | 61% | 67% |
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