Most Transfer Students

Students transfer colleges for a number of reasons. Some change majors and move to a school that better suits their new path. Others start at a two-year college before transferring to finish their degree at a four-year college or university. Even if a first choice college simply wasn't the right fit, students can take heart in knowing they're not alone. As the schools on this list demonstrated in the 2011-2012 academic year, thousands of students transfer schools every year.

Save School Transfer students enrolled for Fall 2011
California State University–​Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

2,686
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2,652
University of Texas–​San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

2,583
California State University–​Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

2,499
Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

2,483
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

2,446
University of Texas–​Austin

Austin, TX

2,442
Ohio State University–​Columbus

Columbus, OH

2,428
University of Nevada–​Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

2,411
University of North Carolina–​Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

2,407
University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

2,335
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

2,310
Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS

2,276
SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

2,273
Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

2,224
University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2,183
Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

2,182
Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

2,181
Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

2,175
CUNY–​Queens College

Flushing, NY

2,156
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

2,144
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

2,139
Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

2,134
Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL

2,134
Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

2,130

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