This report helps its readers to answer questions such as: how likely are students to transfer? Which students are most likely to do so? Measure and benchmark transfer rates from student backgrounds defined by income, race, ethnicity, college major, regional origin, job status, ACT/SAT scores, college grades, and other variables. Quantify exactly how many have already transferred from other colleges. How many plan to transfer and how strong is this sentiment? The report enables its end users to pin down and benchmark transfer sentiments and rates broken out by innumerable useful variables.
In addition the report presents a range of data on student satisfaction with their current college, the likelihood that survey respondents will recommend their college to a friend, and how they now view the value of their eventual degree vs. how they viewed it when they started at their present college.
Data in the report is based on an exhaustive survey of 1,065 full time college students from a representative sample of 4-year colleges in the United States.
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- 18.22% of all students interviewed had previously transferred out of another college prior to graduation.
- Students who were raised abroad in the US South were much more likely than students raised elsewhere to contemplate transferring to another college.
- The more religious a student, the more likely that they were to recommend their current college to a friend.
Table of Contents
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Characteristics of the Sample
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
Percentage who have ever transferred out of a college
Probability of transferring out of the current college attended
Student perception of what is better at other colleges
Changes in how students currently evaluate their college vs. their evaluation when they started attending the college
Percentage who would attend their current college if they had to make the decision all over again
Would you recommend your college to a friend?
Probability of transferring out of the current college attended
Student perception of what is better at other colleges
Changes in how students currently evaluate their college vs. their evaluation when they started attending the college
Percentage who would attend their current college if they had to make the decision all over again
Would you recommend your college to a friend?
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation?
Table 1.2 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by ageof survey participant
Table 1.3 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out forsurvey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 1.4 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken outregional origins of the survey participant
Table 1.5 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycollege year class standing
Table 1.6 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byapproximate student family annual income
Table 1.7 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bydegree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 1.8 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bytype of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 1.9 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycollege grades of the survey participant
Table 1.10 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycurrent or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 1.11 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bygender of the survey participant
Table 1.12 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out forstudents in public or private colleges:
Table 1.13 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bytype of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 1.14 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byemployment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 1.15 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bysexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 1.16 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 1.17 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bywhich phrase best describes your racial or ethnic identity?
Table 2.1 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason?
Table 2.2 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.3 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out for survey participants from rural,suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 2.4 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 2.5 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 2.6 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by approximate student family annualincome
Table 2.7 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.8 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.9 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 2.10 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 2.11 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.12 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out for students in public or private colleges .
Table 2.13 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement ofthe survey participant
Table 2.14 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by employment circumstance of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.15 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.16 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.17 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by which phrase best describes your racialor ethnic identity? What do you feel might be better for you at another college? Broken out by ACT or SATscores of the survey participant
Table 3.1 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has:
Table 3.2 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 3.3 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban andurban areas of origin
Table 3.4 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 3.5 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by college year class standing
Table 3.6 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 3.7 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 3.8 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 3.9 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 3.10 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 3.11 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.12 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out for students in public or private colleges: .
Table 3.13 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement ofthe survey participant
Table 3.14 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by employment circumstance of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.15 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.16 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.17 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by which phrase best describes your racialor ethnic identity?
Table 4.1 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending?
Table 4.2 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.3 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out for survey participants from rural,suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 4.4 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out regional origins of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.5 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 4.6 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by approximate student family annualincome
Table 4.7 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.8 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.9 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by college grades of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.10 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 4.11 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.12 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out for students in public or privatecolleges:
Table 4.13 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by type of domestic housingarrangement of the survey participant
Table 4.14 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by employment circumstance of thesurvey participant
Table 4.15 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.16 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.17 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by which phrase best describes yourracial or ethnic identity?
Table 5.1 Would you recommend your college to a friend?
Table 5.2 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by age of surveyparticipant
Table 5.3 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out for surveyparticipants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 5.4 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out regional origins ofthe survey participant
Table 5.5 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by college year classstanding
Table 5.6 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by approximatestudent family annual income
Table 5.7 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by degree ofreligiosity of the survey participant
Table 5.8 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by type of politicalbeliefs of the survey participant
Table 5.9 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by college grades ofthe survey participant
Table 5.10 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by current or likelycollege major of the survey participant
Table 5.11 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by gender of thesurvey participant
Table 5.12 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out for students inpublic or private colleges:
Table 5.13 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by type of domestichousing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 5.14 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by employmentcircumstance of the survey participant
Table 5.15 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by sexualorientation of the survey participant
Table 5.16 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by ACT or SATscores of the survey participant
Table 5.17 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by which phrasebest describes your racial or ethnic identity?
Table 1.2 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out by ageof survey participant
Table 1.3 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out forsurvey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 1.4 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken outregional origins of the survey participant
Table 1.5 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycollege year class standing
Table 1.6 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byapproximate student family annual income
Table 1.7 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bydegree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 1.8 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bytype of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 1.9 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycollege grades of the survey participant
Table 1.10 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bycurrent or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 1.11 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bygender of the survey participant
Table 1.12 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out forstudents in public or private colleges:
Table 1.13 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bytype of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 1.14 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byemployment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 1.15 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bysexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 1.16 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out byACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 1.17 Have you ever transferred out of a college prior to graduation? Broken out bywhich phrase best describes your racial or ethnic identity?
Table 2.1 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason?
Table 2.2 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.3 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out for survey participants from rural,suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 2.4 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 2.5 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 2.6 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by approximate student family annualincome
Table 2.7 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.8 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.9 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 2.10 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 2.11 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.12 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out for students in public or private colleges .
Table 2.13 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement ofthe survey participant
Table 2.14 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by employment circumstance of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.15 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.16 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 2.17 How likely are you to transfer to another college or to leave your current collegeprior to graduation for any reason? Broken out by which phrase best describes your racialor ethnic identity? What do you feel might be better for you at another college? Broken out by ACT or SATscores of the survey participant
Table 3.1 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has:
Table 3.2 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 3.3 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban andurban areas of origin
Table 3.4 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 3.5 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by college year class standing
Table 3.6 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 3.7 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 3.8 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 3.9 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of the valueof your eventual degree has: Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 3.10 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 3.11 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.12 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out for students in public or private colleges: .
Table 3.13 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement ofthe survey participant
Table 3.14 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by employment circumstance of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.15 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.16 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 3.17 Relative to when you started at your current college, your evaluation of thevalue of your eventual degree has: Broken out by which phrase best describes your racialor ethnic identity?
Table 4.1 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending?
Table 4.2 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.3 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out for survey participants from rural,suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 4.4 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out regional origins of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.5 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 4.6 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by approximate student family annualincome
Table 4.7 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.8 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.9 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by college grades of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.10 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by current or likely college major of thesurvey participant
Table 4.11 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.12 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out for students in public or privatecolleges:
Table 4.13 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by type of domestic housingarrangement of the survey participant
Table 4.14 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by employment circumstance of thesurvey participant
Table 4.15 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by sexual orientation of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.16 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the surveyparticipant
Table 4.17 If you had to make the decision all over again, would you choose again to attendthe college that you are now attending? Broken out by which phrase best describes yourracial or ethnic identity?
Table 5.1 Would you recommend your college to a friend?
Table 5.2 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by age of surveyparticipant
Table 5.3 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out for surveyparticipants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 5.4 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out regional origins ofthe survey participant
Table 5.5 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by college year classstanding
Table 5.6 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by approximatestudent family annual income
Table 5.7 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by degree ofreligiosity of the survey participant
Table 5.8 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by type of politicalbeliefs of the survey participant
Table 5.9 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by college grades ofthe survey participant
Table 5.10 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by current or likelycollege major of the survey participant
Table 5.11 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by gender of thesurvey participant
Table 5.12 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out for students inpublic or private colleges:
Table 5.13 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by type of domestichousing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 5.14 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by employmentcircumstance of the survey participant
Table 5.15 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by sexualorientation of the survey participant
Table 5.16 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by ACT or SATscores of the survey participant
Table 5.17 Would you recommend your college to a friend? Broken out by which phrasebest describes your racial or ethnic identity?
Methodology
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