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 17.99%. 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 16.32% and private schools' rate is 22.83%. By school levels, the transfer out rate is 20.62% and community colleges' rate is 14.76% in .
By gender, the female students' transfer-out rate is 12.13% and male students' rate is 12.44%.
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest transfer-out rate. University of Arkansas Grantham has the highest transfer-out rate of 55% among U.S. colleges. Chamberlain University-Illinois and Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses also have higher transfer-out rate of 50% and 50% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 5,000 students.
- University of Arkansas Grantham transfer-out rate: 55%, graduation: 43%
- Chamberlain University-Illinois transfer-out rate: 50%, graduation: 42%
- Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses transfer-out rate: 50%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi transfer-out rate: 41%, graduation: 40%
- SUNY Buffalo State University transfer-out rate: 40%, graduation: 33%
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 | 17.99% | 16.32% | 22.83% | 12.48% |
| 4 Years Colleges | 20.62% | 18.02% | 22.61% | 21.62% |
| Community Colleges | 14.76% | 15.04% | 30.30% | 8.39% |
| Trade Schools | 8.53% | 15.07% | 33.00% | 7.04% |
Transfer-out Rate for BS Degree Granting Schools
For the four-years institutions where BS degree grants, the average transfer-out rate is 12.27%. 194,977 students transferred-out to other schools among 1,589,173 graduate candidates. 1,023,866 students graduated in 150% of normal time (i.e. 6 years) and 31,052 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 | 12.27% (194,977/1,589,173) | 12.44% (88,691/713,178) | 12.13% (106,286/875,995) |
| Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time) | 64.43% (1,023,866/1,589,173) | 60.75% (433,286/713,178) | 67.42% (590,580/875,995) |
| No longer Enrolled | 1.95% (31,052/1,589,173) | 2.31% (16,491/713,178) | 1.66% (14,561/875,995) |
| Still Enrolled | 20.91% (332,262/1,589,173) | 24.11% (171,951/713,178) | 18.30% (160,311/875,995) |
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 | 24.28% | 21.41% | 29.75% |
| Alaska | 8.00% | 5.00% | 17.00% |
| Arizona | 14.92% | 17.83% | 19.00% |
| Arkansas | 16.10% | 11.17% | 29.09% |
| California | 11.18% | 8.81% | 20.39% |
| Colorado | 19.76% | 21.17% | 19.67% |
| Connecticut | 18.06% | 21.56% | 14.56% |
| Delaware | 7.00% | 7.50% | 6.50% |
| District of Columbia | 14.67% | 8.00% | 19.33% |
| Florida | 17.12% | 14.96% | 22.79% |
| Georgia | 18.70% | 16.73% | 27.88% |
| Hawaii | 14.33% | 13.14% | 18.50% |
| Idaho | 10.60% | 13.13% | 10.00% |
| Illinois | 21.33% | 19.06% | 28.54% |
| Indiana | 17.33% | 15.33% | 17.44% |
| Iowa | 17.74% | 14.33% | 22.60% |
| Kansas | 17.51% | 17.45% | 18.29% |
| Kentucky | 13.33% | 9.32% | 20.92% |
| Louisiana | 17.83% | 18.95% | 14.56% |
| Maine | 14.55% | 15.08% | 13.75% |
| Maryland | 21.56% | 21.44% | 29.83% |
| Massachusetts | 19.16% | 18.68% | 19.46% |
| Michigan | 19.27% | 20.73% | 20.07% |
| Minnesota | 20.89% | 22.79% | 17.06% |
| Mississippi | 18.83% | 15.79% | 29.50% |
| Missouri | 20.30% | 17.14% | 25.59% |
| Montana | 13.93% | 12.38% | 34.00% |
| Nebraska | 18.27% | 15.42% | 23.44% |
| Nevada | 24.50% | 15.00% | - |
| New Hampshire | 16.40% | 19.86% | 11.00% |
| New Jersey | 27.58% | 15.45% | 40.56% |
| New Mexico | 13.92% | 13.59% | 23.00% |
| New York | 24.84% | 20.28% | 29.52% |
| North Carolina | 20.01% | 18.19% | 25.92% |
| North Dakota | 13.69% | 14.82% | 12.75% |
| Ohio | 18.61% | 20.69% | 18.47% |
| Oklahoma | 13.68% | 12.59% | 12.43% |
| Oregon | 20.09% | 19.00% | 24.22% |
| Pennsylvania | 19.02% | 18.60% | 19.14% |
| Rhode Island | 15.50% | 10.00% | 16.29% |
| South Carolina | 22.80% | 24.88% | 20.19% |
| South Dakota | 6.64% | 3.71% | 11.75% |
| Tennessee | 12.00% | 9.38% | 18.52% |
| Texas | 17.14% | 19.57% | 21.61% |
| Utah | 17.08% | 11.00% | 22.50% |
| Vermont | 15.00% | 13.00% | 16.00% |
| Virginia | 19.29% | 14.57% | 23.59% |
| Washington | 16.57% | 15.94% | 19.67% |
| West Virginia | 17.58% | 13.05% | 30.75% |
| Wisconsin | 13.64% | 9.40% | 20.00% |
| Wyoming | 19.13% | 19.13% | - |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 4.00% | 4.00% | - |
| Northern Marianas | 8.00% | 8.00% | - |
| Palau | 12.00% | 12.00% | - |
| Puerto Rico | 7.67% | 9.17% | 6.32% |