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
Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

1,624
University of Wisconsin–​Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

1,613
Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

1,580
Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

1,573
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

1,573
University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

1,540
California State University–​East Bay

Hayward, CA

1,537
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

1,535
University of Illinois–​Chicago

Chicago, IL

1,522
University of North Carolina–​Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

1,522

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