2026 Ranking

Best Colleges for Transfer Students

Four-year colleges that welcome transfer students and graduate them on time.

Ranked: 1,898
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#776

Austin College

· Austin College, TX

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 68.0%
Transfer share: 4.2%
Scale: 3.1

#777

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

· University of Puerto Rico-Humacao, PR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 68.8%
Transfer share: 1.3%
Scale: 3.4

#778

Birmingham-Southern College

· Birmingham-Southern College, AL

Profile in progress

Transfer completion: 72.2%
Transfer share: 3.0%
Scale: 3.0

#779

Davenport University

· Davenport University, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 54.5%
Transfer share: 10.4%
Scale: 3.6

#780

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

· University of New Mexico-Main Campus, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 55.2%
Transfer share: 7.2%
Scale: 4.2

#781

Cornell College

· Cornell College, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 70.0%
Transfer share: 3.4%
Scale: 3.0

#782

Concordia University-Chicago

· Concordia University-Chicago, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 59.7%
Transfer share: 8.5%
Scale: 3.1

#783

Pfeiffer University

· Pfeiffer University, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 60.2%
Transfer share: 10.1%
Scale: 2.8

#784

Harding University

· Harding University, AR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 62.2%
Transfer share: 4.4%
Scale: 3.5

#785

Suffolk University

· Suffolk University, MA

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 60.5%
Transfer share: 5.1%
Scale: 3.7

#786

Roosevelt University

· Roosevelt University, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 52.0%
Transfer share: 18.1%
Scale: 3.4

#787

CUNY Brooklyn College

· CUNY Brooklyn College, NY

High-mobility campus

Transfer completion: 51.5%
Transfer share: 10.1%
Scale: 4.1

#788

Lamar University

· Lamar University, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 52.8%
Transfer share: 9.7%
Scale: 3.9

#789

Champlain College

· Champlain College, VT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 60.5%
Transfer share: 5.7%
Scale: 3.5

#790

Eastern Kentucky University

· Eastern Kentucky University, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 54.2%
Transfer share: 7.9%
Scale: 4.1

#791

Reed College

· Reed College, OR

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 73.3%
Transfer share: 0.8%
Scale: 3.2

#792

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

· University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus, CT

High-return

Transfer completion: 67.5%
Transfer share: 3.5%
Scale: 3.2

#793

Upper Iowa University

· Upper Iowa University, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 56.2%
Transfer share: 9.6%
Scale: 3.4

#794

McKendree University

· McKendree University, IL

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 53.7%
Transfer share: 18.7%
Scale: 3.2

#795

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

· Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, PA

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 59.8%
Transfer share: 5.3%
Scale: 3.6

#796

High Point University

· High Point University, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 65.2%
Transfer share: 1.8%
Scale: 3.7

#797

West Coast University-Ontario

· West Coast University-Ontario, CA

Solid outcomes

Transfer completion: 58.8%
Transfer share: 7.0%
Scale: 3.4

#798

Ripon College

· Ripon College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 74.7%
Transfer share: 2.3%
Scale: 2.9

#799

North Carolina Central University

· North Carolina Central University, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 52.5%
Transfer share: 10.4%
Scale: 3.8

#800

Elmira College

· Elmira College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer completion: 62.3%
Transfer share: 8.0%
Scale: 2.8

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

Four-year institutions with an IPEDS transfer-student completion rate and ≥500 undergraduates.

Score weights

60%

25%

15%

Transfer Student Completion Rate 60%

Transfer Share 25%

Log Scale 15%