University Transfer Acceptance Rates
Transfer acceptance rates for the 31 schools we cover most — from Harvard at 1.4% to UC Merced at 72.1%. Compare schools side-by-side in the table below, or click any card for the full breakdown.
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Every school we cover, ranked by transfer acceptance rate. Use the chips below to filter by UC system, Ivy League, elite private, public top-tier, or liberal arts — or leave “All” selected to compare across categories.
| School | Category | Acceptance Rate ? | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | Ivy League | 1.4% | View ? |
| Yale | Ivy League | 2.6% | View ? |
| Stanford | Elite Private | 2.0% | View ? |
| Dartmouth | Ivy League | 2.1% | View ? |
| Princeton | Ivy League | 2.5% | View ? |
| Williams | Liberal Arts | 3.2% | View ? |
| Brown | Ivy League | 4.2% | View ? |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 4.4% | View ? |
| Carnegie Mellon | Elite Private | 5.8% | View ? |
| Johns Hopkins | Elite Private | 6.4% | View ? |
| UPenn | Ivy League | 7.1% | View ? |
| Amherst | Liberal Arts | 8.7% | View ? |
| Swarthmore | Liberal Arts | 9.2% | View ? |
| Boston College | Elite Private | 12.7% | View ? |
| Emory | Elite Private | 16.8% | View ? |
| Cornell | Ivy League | 18.1% | View ? |
| USC | Elite Private | 21.6% | View ? |
| NYU | Elite Private | 21.9% | View ? |
| UCLA | UC System | 22.7% | View ? |
| UC Berkeley | UC System | 24.0% | View ? |
| Notre Dame | Elite Private | 27.6% | View ? |
| UVA | Public Top Tier | 33.0% | View ? |
| Georgia Tech | Public Top Tier | 36.2% | View ? |
| UC Irvine | UC System | 39.5% | View ? |
| UNC-Chapel Hill | Public Top Tier | 37.0% | View ? |
| UC San Diego | UC System | 52.7% | View ? |
| UC Davis | UC System | 57.0% | View ? |
| UC Santa Barbara | UC System | 58.9% | View ? |
| UC Riverside | UC System | 68.2% | View ? |
| UC Santa Cruz | UC System | 68.8% | View ? |
| UC Merced | UC System | 72.1% | View ? |
| Northwestern | Elite Private | 1.3% | View ? |
| Duke | Elite Private | 1.9% | View ? |
| MIT | Elite Private | 2.5% | View ? |
| WashU | Elite Private | 12.2% | View ? |
| Georgetown | Elite Private | 13.2% | View ? |
| Rice | Elite Private | 16.8% | View ? |
| Vanderbilt | Elite Private | 18.9% | View ? |
| University of Michigan | Public Top Tier | 42.0% | View ? |
| Caltech | Elite Private | 6.2% | View ? |
How to read this table: Acceptance rate is the % of transfer applicants offered admission in the school’s most recently reported cycle. Lower = more selective. UC system rates are Fall 2025 (latest UC Admissions report). Private and Ivy League rates are from each school’s most recent Common Data Set.
UC System
9 campuses · Fall 2025 verified
Ivy League
8 schools · Most recent reported
Elite Private Research
16 schools · Most recent reported
Public Top Tier
4 schools · Most recent reported
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