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2026 University Transfer Acceptance Rates

Compare transfer acceptance rates at 55 top colleges and universities, from Harvard (0.6%) to UC Merced (76.7%). Explore transfer admissions statistics, compare acceptance rates side by side, and click any school for a detailed breakdown of transfer admissions data.

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55
Active TG breakdowns
Most Selective
0.6%
Harvard · Fall 2025
Most Accessible
76.7%
UC Merced · Fall 2026
Last Updated
November 2026
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Compare 2026 Elite University Transfer Rates by School 

Compare transfer acceptance rates at elite colleges and universities, ranked by acceptance rate. Filter transfer admissions data by the UC system, Ivy League, top private universities, leading public universities, or liberal arts colleges.

School Category Acceptance Rate ↑ Details
Harvard Ivy League 0.6%
Yale Ivy League 2.6%
Stanford Elite Private 2.3%
Dartmouth Ivy League 9.9%
Princeton Ivy League 1.8%
Williams Liberal Arts 3.9%
Brown Ivy League 4.7%
Columbia Ivy League 9.2%
Carnegie Mellon Elite Private 7.0%
Johns Hopkins Elite Private 4.8%
UPenn Ivy League 3.1%
Amherst Liberal Arts 7.7%
Swarthmore Liberal Arts 10.0%
Boston College Elite Private 27.7%
Emory Elite Private 22.7%
Cornell Ivy League 11.7%
USC Elite Private 26.1%
NYU Elite Private 38.6%
UCLA UC System 22.2%
UC Berkeley UC System 20.0%
Notre Dame Elite Private 17.0%
UVA Public Top Tier 32.0%
Georgia Tech Public Top Tier 20.0%
UNC-Chapel Hill Public Top Tier 37.0%
Northwestern Elite Private 10.9%
Duke Elite Private 8.7%
MIT Elite Private 2.0%
WashU Elite Private 15.2%
Georgetown Elite Private 11.1%
Rice Elite Private 7.5%
Vanderbilt Elite Private 26.2%
University of Michigan Public Top Tier 35.0%
Caltech Elite Private 6.2%
UC DavisUC System58.3%
UC IrvineUC System36.4%
UC MercedUC System76.7%
UC RiversideUC System69.6%
UC San DiegoUC System47.4%
UC Santa BarbaraUC System61.6%
UC Santa CruzUC System67.5%
TuftsElite Private10.9%
BatesLiberal Arts20.6%
BowdoinLiberal Arts8.0%
BucknellLiberal Arts41.2%
ColbyLiberal Arts11.2%
ColgateLiberal Arts13.7%
Connecticut CollegeLiberal Arts28.8%
HamiltonLiberal Arts18.7%
HaverfordLiberal Arts15.9%
LafayetteLiberal Arts22.7%
MiddleburyLiberal Arts14.8%
Trinity CollegeLiberal Arts28.0%
Union CollegeLiberal Arts31.6%
VassarLiberal Arts14.8%
WesleyanLiberal Arts17.7%

How to read this table: Transfer acceptance rate is the percentage of transfer applicants offered admission during each school’s most recently reported admissions cycle. Lower rates indicate more selective transfer admissions. Data is sourced from each school’s 2024-2025 Common Data Set (CDS).

UC System

UC Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
20.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UCLA

Los Angeles, CA
22.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Davis

Davis, CA
58.3%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Irvine

Irvine, CA
36.4%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Merced

Merced, CA
76.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Riverside

Riverside, CA
69.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC San Diego

San Diego, CA
47.4%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA
61.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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UC Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA
67.5%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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Ivy League

Harvard

Cambridge, MA
0.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Yale

New Haven, CT
2.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Dartmouth

Hanover, NH
9.9%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Princeton

Princeton, NJ
1.8%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Brown

Providence, RI
4.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Columbia

New York, NY
9.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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UPenn

Philadelphia, PA
3.1%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Cornell

Ithaca, NY
11.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Elite Private University

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
2.3%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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NYU

New York, NY
38.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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USC

Los Angeles, CA
26.1%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, MD
4.8%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Carnegie Mellon

Pittsburgh, PA
7.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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Emory University

Atlanta, GA
22.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
17.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
27.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2024
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Northwestern

Evanston, IL
10.9%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Duke

Durham, NC
8.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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MIT

Cambridge, MA
2.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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WashU

St. Louis, MO
15.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Georgetown

Washington, DC
11.1%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Rice

Houston, TX
7.5%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Vanderbilt

Nashville, TN
26.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Caltech

Pasadena, CA
6.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Tufts University

Medford, MA
10.9%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Public Top Tier

UNC-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC
37.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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UVA

Charlottesville, VA
32.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2024
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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
35.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA
20.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Liberal Arts Colleges

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA
10.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Amherst College

Amherst, MA
7.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Williams College

Williamstown, MA
3.9%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Bates College

Lewiston, ME
20.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME
8.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA
41.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2026
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Colby College

Waterville, ME
11.2%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2015 (last published)
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Colgate University

Hamilton, NY
13.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Connecticut College

New London, CT
28.8%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Hamilton College

Clinton, NY
18.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Haverford College

Haverford, PA
15.9%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Lafayette College

Easton, PA
22.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT
14.8%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Trinity College

Hartford, CT
28.0%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Union College

Schenectady, NY
31.6%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY
14.8%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT
17.7%
Transfer Acceptance Rate · Fall 2025
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