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
	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	2,117
	CUNY–Baruch College New York, NY	2,100
	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	2,081
	Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Carbondale, IL	2,079
	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	2,046
	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	2,006
	California State University–Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	2,000
	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	1,961
	California State University–Fresno Fresno, CA	1,946
	University of Maryland–College Park College Park, MD	1,926
	University at Buffalo–SUNY Buffalo, NY	1,910
	University of Houston–Downtown Houston, TX	1,898
	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	1,895
	Oakland University Rochester, MI	1,891
	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	1,876
	University of Hawaii–Manoa Honolulu, HI	1,855
	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	1,843
	Towson University Towson, MD	1,841
	Troy University Troy, AL	1,838
	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	1,829
	Illinois State University Normal, IL	1,826
	University of Texas–El Paso El Paso, TX	1,795
	Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	1,789
	University of Massachusetts–Boston Boston, MA	1,787
	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1,784
	Iowa State University Ames, IA	1,781
	Texas A&M University–College Station College Station, TX	1,776
	DePaul University Chicago, IL	1,772
	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	1,771
	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	1,754
	University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, MO	1,749
	CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY	1,741
	University of California–Irvine Irvine, CA	1,727
	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	1,715
	CUNY–Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	1,713
	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	1,698
	Kean University Union, NJ	1,691
	Missouri State University Springfield, MO	1,643
	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	1,628
	University of Washington Seattle, WA	1,626
	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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School

Transfer students enrolled for Fall 2011

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick

Piscataway, NJ

2,117

CUNY–Baruch College

New York, NY

2,100

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

2,081

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

2,079

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

2,046

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO

2,006

California State University–Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

2,000

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

1,961

California State University–Fresno

Fresno, CA

1,946

University of Maryland–College Park

College Park, MD

1,926

University at Buffalo–SUNY

Buffalo, NY

1,910

University of Houston–Downtown

Houston, TX

1,898

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

1,895

Oakland University

Rochester, MI

1,891

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

1,876

University of Hawaii–Manoa

Honolulu, HI

1,855

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

1,843

Towson University

Towson, MD

1,841

Troy University

Troy, AL

1,838

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

1,829

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

1,826

University of Texas–El Paso

El Paso, TX

1,795

Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

1,789

University of Massachusetts–Boston

Boston, MA

1,787

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

1,784

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

1,781

Texas A&M University–College Station

College Station, TX

1,776

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

1,772

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

1,771

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

1,754

University of Missouri–St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

1,749

CUNY–Hunter College

New York, NY

1,741

University of California–Irvine

Irvine, CA

1,727

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

1,715

CUNY–Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

1,713

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

1,698

Kean University

Union, NJ

1,691

Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

1,643

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

1,628

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1,626

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