STUDENT TRANSFER DESTINATIONS BY STATE

This site presents data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) on the number of students at public institutions who transferred in the United States and its territories both in-state and out-of-state for the 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 cohorts. Each cohort of students is made up of first-time students of any age who began their postsecondary studies in one of these years. Cohorts include both full-time and part-time students, and exclude students who received any degree or certificate from a two- or four-year institution prior to 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 respectively. By design, the data is intended to provide a snapshot of student transfer patterns in the US and its outlying territories. Note that it tracks the first-time transfer only and thus does not reflect the total number of transfers by cohort, given that 45 percent of these students will transfer more than once. For more information on NSCRC methodology, cohort identification, transfer outcome, and small cell suppression click here. If you have questions, check out the FAQs here.

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Note the results presented on this site are based on guidelines set by NSCRC research practices and data has been suppressed for the following:
     * Fewer than 3 institutions by entry state and sector
     ** Fewer than 10 students by state, sector, and year
     *** Complimentary suppression


Figure 1: Geographic Distribution of Transfer Students by Selected State

This interactive map shows overall student transfer data for the Fall cohorts of [2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014] for the state of Washington.
Transferred out of Washington.
Transferred into Washington.
Transferred within.

Please mouse-over to the different states to see detailed transfers.

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Figure 2: Sector Distribution of Transfer Students by Selected State

Note the results presented on this site are based on guidelines set by NSCRC research practices and data has been suppressed for the following:
* Fewer than 3 institutions by entry state and sector
** Fewer than 10 students by state, sector, and year
*** Complimentary suppression
^The number for Total Public may be greater than the sum of the cells across the table because it is not subject to suppression.
Fields not selected are inicated by a hyphen "-".

Transferred out of Washington


TO
2006 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 52 31 190 108 115 133 113 85 74 40 71 30 615 427 1042
From 4yr Inst 55 61 197 275 127 181 75 102 62 57 54 25 570 701 1271

A total of 2,313 fall of 2006 cohort students transferred out of Washington between August 15, 2006 and August 14, 2012 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 615
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 427
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 570
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 701

TO
2008 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 69 24 201 136 162 172 112 119 79 44 71 47 694 542 1236
From 4yr Inst 92 72 226 278 161 156 95 89 71 60 45 22 690 677 1367

A total of 2,603 fall of 2008 cohort students transferred out of Washington between August 15, 2008 and August 14, 2014 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 694
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 542
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 690
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 677

TO
2010 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 78 32 189 115 158 208 106 90 77 57 52 35 660 537 1197
From 4yr Inst 71 74 206 277 133 198 63 64 45 46 35 18 553 677 1230

A total of 2,427 fall of 2010 cohort students transferred out of Washington between August 15, 2010 and August 14, 2016 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 660
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 537
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 553
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 677

TO
2012 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 58 22 154 109 111 151 73 90 56 38 45 30 497 440 937
From 4yr Inst 82 61 194 200 137 156 52 61 51 28 43 21 559 527 1086

A total of 2,023 fall of 2012 cohort students transferred out of Washington between August 15, 2012 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 497
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 440
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 559
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 527

TO
2014 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 41 15 141 140 95 191 66 87 51 42 54 45 448 520 968
From 4yr Inst 90 95 197 254 97 151 58 68 50 45 37 17 529 630 1159

A total of 2,127 fall of 2014 cohort students transferred out of Washington between August 15, 2014 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 448
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 520
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 529
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 630

Transferred into Washington


TO
2006 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 65 57 144 161 120 158 74 109 71 85 62 44 536 614 1150
From 4yr Inst 79 144 133 304 79 173 52 77 37 54 34 36 414 788 1202

A total of 2,352 fall of 2006 cohort students transferred to Washington between August 15, 2006 and August 14, 2012 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 536
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 614
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 414
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 788

TO
2008 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 81 81 147 152 126 147 88 103 67 62 61 54 570 599 1169
From 4yr Inst 80 141 181 330 88 211 53 89 32 54 38 38 472 863 1335

A total of 2,504 fall of 2008 cohort students transferred to Washington between August 15, 2008 and August 14, 2014 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 570
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 599
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 472
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 863

TO
2010 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 71 80 165 133 95 135 85 105 78 67 65 63 559 583 1142
From 4yr Inst 88 196 153 381 76 197 62 84 53 58 39 46 471 962 1433

A total of 2,575 fall of 2010 cohort students transferred to Washington between August 15, 2010 and August 14, 2016 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 559
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 583
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 471
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 962

TO
2014 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr  
From 2yr Inst 61 37 144 138 105 154 102 104 70 76 46 46 528 555 1083
From 4yr Inst 90 174 153 342 80 232 48 81 40 55 26 35 437 919 1356

A total of 2,439 fall of 2014 cohort students transferred to Washington between August 15, 2014 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 528
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 555
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 437
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 919

Transferred within Washington


TO
2006 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr
From 2yr Inst 220 188 497 610 335 848 231 622 162 317 106 212 1551 2797 4348
From 4yr Inst 287 441 700 964 397 706 216 385 132 194 89 126 1821 2816 4637

A total of 8,985 fall of 2006 cohort students transferred WITHIN Washington between August 15, 2006 and August 14, 2012 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,551
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,797
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,821
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,816

TO
2008 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr
From 2yr Inst 195 208 554 723 375 1070 211 692 164 342 112 227 1611 3262 4873
From 4yr Inst 302 448 745 1060 396 726 221 328 153 199 92 161 1909 2922 4831

A total of 9,704 fall of 2008 cohort students transferred WITHIN Washington between August 15, 2008 and August 14, 2014 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,611
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 3,262
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,909
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,922

TO
2010 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr
From 2yr Inst 157 198 395 726 281 1040 213 646 149 373 86 198 1281 3181 4462
From 4yr Inst 292 383 712 958 361 753 198 301 141 185 72 122 1776 2702 4478

A total of 8,940 fall of 2010 cohort students transferred WITHIN Washington between August 15, 2010 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,281
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 3,181
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,776
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,702

TO
2012 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr
From 2yr Inst 160 133 356 544 268 932 156 597 105 264 89 139 1134 2609 3743
From 4yr Inst 319 408 706 927 353 684 234 347 131 182 88 111 1831 2659 4490

A total of 8,233 fall of 2012 cohort students transferred WITHIN Washington between August 15, 2012 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,134
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,609
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,831
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,659

TO
2014 Cohort
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEAR5 YEAR6 TOTAL TOTAL PUBLIC^
2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr 2yr 4yr
From 2yr Inst 124 152 293 565 224 955 148 554 109 258 84 161 982 2645 3627
From 4yr Inst 282 459 671 793 375 602 202 295 112 160 90 89 1732 2398 4130

A total of 7,757 fall of 2014 cohort students transferred WITHIN Washington between August 15, 2014 and August 14, 2018 via one to four different pathways:
  • 2 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 982
  • 2 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,645
  • 4 yr institution to 2 yr institution = 1,732
  • 4 yr institution to 4 yr institution = 2,398



Figure 3: Timing of Transfer by Selected State

Data displayed in the chart corresponds to the selected parameters (state, cohort, transferred into, transferred out of, transferred within).


Figure 4: Overall Transfer Activity for Selected State and Cohorts [ Fall of 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014]

Note that this pie chart shows total student transfer for selected Cohorts only. It does not correspond to the selected parameters.
Please refer to the above charts for detailed breakdown of students transfers based on your selection.






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