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 17.53%. 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 16.57% and private schools' rate is 23.02%. By school levels, the transfer out rate is 20.88% and community colleges' rate is 14.49% in .
By gender, the female students' transfer-out rate is 12.23% and male students' rate is 12.35%.
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the highest transfer-out rate. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi has the highest transfer-out rate of 45% among U.S. colleges. Arapahoe Community College and Concordia University-Chicago also have higher transfer-out rate of 43% and 43% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 5,000 students.
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi transfer-out rate: 45%, graduation: 36%
- Arapahoe Community College transfer-out rate: 43%, graduation: 29%
- Concordia University-Chicago transfer-out rate: 43%, graduation: 43%
- University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College transfer-out rate: 43%, graduation: 13%
- St. Thomas University transfer-out rate: 42%, graduation: 41%
The following table summarizes the average transfer-out rate in United States.
| Total | Public | Private (not-for-profit) | Private (for-profit) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17.53% | 16.57% | 23.02% | 8.97% |
| 4 years or high | 20.88% | 18.51% | 23.35% | 15.62% |
| 2-4 years | 14.49% | 15.40% | 15.93% | 7.55% |
| less than 1 year | 6.73% | 12.70% | 15.67% | 5.47% |
Transfer-out Rate for BS Degree Granting Schools
For the four-years institutions where BS degree grants, the average transfer-out rate is 12.29%. 188,394 students transferred-out to other schools among 1,533,457 graduate candidates. 983,901 students graduated in 150% of normal time (i.e. 6 years) and 29,806 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 | 12.29% (188,394/1,533,457) | 12.35% (86,031/696,575) | 12.23% (102,363/836,882) |
| Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time) | 64.16% (983,901/1,533,457) | 60.72% (422,974/696,575) | 67.03% (560,927/836,882) |
| No longer Enrolled | 1.94% (29,806/1,533,457) | 2.33% (16,251/696,575) | 1.62% (13,555/836,882) |
| Still Enrolled | 21.20% (325,102/1,533,457) | 24.24% (168,831/696,575) | 18.67% (156,271/836,882) |