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
	DeVry University Downers Grove, IL	18,185
	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	6,776
	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	6,324
	Excelsior College Albany, NY	5,642
	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	5,166
	California State University–Northridge Northridge, CA	4,962
	Florida International University Miami, FL	4,536
	University of Maryland–University College Adelphi, MD	4,216
	University of Houston Houston, TX	4,093
	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	3,988
	Texas State University–San Marcos San Marcos, TX	3,828
	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	3,756
	University of North Texas Denton, TX	3,650
	California State University–Sacramento Sacramento, CA	3,556
	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	3,553
	California State University–Fullerton Fullerton, CA	3,532
	Portland State University Portland, OR	3,458
	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	3,436
	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	3,162
	University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3,115
	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	3,098
	University of California–San Diego La Jolla, CA	2,803
	University of California–Davis Davis, CA	2,770
	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	2,744
	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	2,693
	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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School

Transfer students enrolled for Fall 2011

DeVry University

Downers Grove, IL

18,185

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

6,776

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

6,324

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

5,642

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

5,166

California State University–Northridge

Northridge, CA

4,962

Florida International University

Miami, FL

4,536

University of Maryland–University College

Adelphi, MD

4,216

University of Houston

Houston, TX

4,093

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

3,988

Texas State University–San Marcos

San Marcos, TX

3,828

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

3,756

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

3,650

California State University–Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

3,556

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

3,553

California State University–Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

3,532

Portland State University

Portland, OR

3,458

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

3,436

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

3,162

University of California–Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

3,115

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

3,098

University of California–San Diego

La Jolla, CA

2,803

University of California–Davis

Davis, CA

2,770

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

2,744

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2,693

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