What is the Average Transfer-out Rate?
The transfer-out rate is a percentage graduate candidates who transferred-out to other schools. The average transfer-out rate of U.S. colleges is 19.55%. It includes all institutions' rate (i.e. 4-years and 2-years or less) where the transfer-out information is available. In public colleges, the transfer-out rate is 17.24% and private schools' rate is 25.46%. By school levels, the transfer out rate is 23.21% and community colleges' rate is 13.70% in .
By gender, the female students' transfer-out rate is 12.07% and male students' rate is 12.48%.
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest transfer-out rate. Chamberlain University-Illinois has the highest transfer-out rate of 50% among U.S. colleges. University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College and Metropolitan State University also have higher transfer-out rate of 48% and 45% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 5,000 students.
- Chamberlain University-Illinois transfer-out rate: 50%, graduation: 37%
- University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College transfer-out rate: 48%, graduation: 16%
- Metropolitan State University transfer-out rate: 45%, graduation: 32%
- University of Maryland Global Campus transfer-out rate: 44%, graduation: 19%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi transfer-out rate: 44%, graduation: 35%
The following table summarizes the average transfer-out rate in United States by school type and level.
| Total | Public | Private (not-for-profit) | Private (for-profit) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19.55% | 17.24% | 25.46% | 13.05% |
| 4 Years Colleges | 23.21% | 21.21% | 25.48% | 18.80% |
| Community Colleges | 13.70% | 14.11% | 24.95% | 6.78% |
| Trade Schools | - | - | - | - |
Transfer-out Rate for BS Degree Granting Schools
For the four-years institutions where BS degree grants, the average transfer-out rate is 12.26%. 189,521 students transferred-out to other schools among 1,546,249 graduate candidates. 993,151 students graduated in 150% of normal time (i.e. 6 years) and 30,324 students are still enrolled in U.S. colleges.
The following table summarizes the transfer-out rate by gender with the graduation rate for U.S. collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students over candidates in the corresponding category.
| Total | Female Students | Male Students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer-out | 12.26% (189,521/1,546,249) | 12.48% (87,172/698,605) | 12.07% (102,349/847,644) |
| Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time) | 64.23% (993,151/1,546,249) | 60.66% (423,792/698,605) | 67.17% (569,359/847,644) |
| No longer Enrolled | 1.96% (30,324/1,546,249) | 2.34% (16,315/698,605) | 1.65% (14,009/847,644) |
| Still Enrolled | 21.19% (327,587/1,546,249) | 24.19% (168,978/698,605) | 18.71% (158,609/847,644) |
Colleges By State
The following table summarizes the Colleges by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
| State | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 24.85% | 21.50% | 43.83% |
| Alaska | 27.00% | 20.00% | 37.50% |
| Arizona | 18.03% | 17.17% | 19.50% |
| Arkansas | 17.82% | 12.55% | 34.78% |
| California | 11.59% | 8.02% | 24.16% |
| Colorado | 18.29% | 19.59% | 30.00% |
| Connecticut | 20.05% | 19.88% | 20.18% |
| Delaware | 12.75% | 6.00% | 19.50% |
| District of Columbia | 18.29% | 13.00% | 22.00% |
| Florida | 14.65% | 12.23% | 24.55% |
| Georgia | 22.82% | 19.96% | 33.93% |
| Hawaii | 16.10% | 12.88% | 29.00% |
| Idaho | 16.17% | 16.25% | 15.67% |
| Illinois | 20.51% | 17.60% | 27.22% |
| Indiana | 22.24% | 21.92% | 23.56% |
| Iowa | 17.10% | 14.83% | 21.82% |
| Kansas | 24.70% | 20.37% | 37.70% |
| Kentucky | 17.94% | 10.33% | 28.79% |
| Louisiana | 22.59% | 20.80% | 30.17% |
| Maine | 15.56% | 15.17% | 16.33% |
| Maryland | 21.95% | 20.19% | 26.27% |
| Massachusetts | 17.41% | 15.74% | 18.65% |
| Michigan | 20.02% | 20.71% | 20.79% |
| Minnesota | 20.87% | 23.18% | 15.25% |
| Mississippi | 14.76% | 11.77% | 24.50% |
| Missouri | 23.95% | 17.79% | 29.22% |
| Montana | 17.50% | 17.58% | 17.00% |
| Nebraska | 19.80% | 20.46% | 22.22% |
| Nevada | 14.00% | 15.40% | - |
| New Hampshire | 15.89% | 15.29% | 18.00% |
| New Jersey | 30.45% | 14.58% | 45.77% |
| New Mexico | 14.20% | 14.96% | 10.00% |
| New York | 26.22% | 19.76% | 31.10% |
| North Carolina | 21.40% | 19.06% | 30.50% |
| North Dakota | 19.19% | 17.83% | 23.25% |
| Ohio | 20.60% | 23.04% | 19.61% |
| Oklahoma | 17.81% | 15.63% | 26.00% |
| Oregon | 17.00% | 17.05% | 25.86% |
| Pennsylvania | 22.14% | 26.87% | 19.58% |
| Rhode Island | 17.14% | 9.00% | 18.50% |
| South Carolina | 27.57% | 28.97% | 26.06% |
| South Dakota | 14.64% | 11.75% | 22.33% |
| Tennessee | 19.81% | 15.14% | 23.95% |
| Texas | 19.54% | 19.67% | 21.78% |
| Utah | 18.00% | 22.80% | 22.50% |
| Vermont | 20.83% | 18.00% | 22.25% |
| Virginia | 15.50% | 11.82% | 22.65% |
| Washington | 16.40% | 15.44% | 19.36% |
| West Virginia | 15.12% | 15.63% | 29.50% |
| Wisconsin | 13.32% | 8.80% | 20.10% |
| Wyoming | 18.38% | 18.38% | - |
| American Samoa | 9.00% | 9.00% | - |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 2.00% | 2.00% | - |
| Marshall Islands | 2.00% | 2.00% | - |
| Northern Marianas | 10.00% | 10.00% | - |
| Palau | 4.00% | 4.00% | - |
| Puerto Rico | 9.06% | 9.18% | 10.86% |
| Virgin Islands | 28.00% | 28.00% | - |