Transfer vs. Freshman Rates
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Transfer admit rate
| School | Transfer admit rate | Overall admit rate | Transfer applicants (total) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 0.7% | 3.6% | 2,256 | |
| Stanford University | 1.6% | 3.6% | 4,120 | |
| Yale University | 2.6% | 4.8% | 1,747 | |
| Princeton University | 2.9% | 5.7% | 1,201 | |
| University of Pennsylvania | 3.2% | 5.4% | 4,521 | |
| California Institute of Technology | 6.2% | 2.6% | 178 | |
| Dartmouth College | 6.7% | 5.4% | 932 | |
| Brown University | 7.2% | 5.4% | 2,987 | |
| Cornell University | 9.3% | 0.0% | 7,218 | |
| Northwestern University | 12.0% | 7.7% | 4,045 | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 22.7% | 9.0% | 27,177 | |
| University of California, Berkeley | 25.6% | 10.9% | 21,469 | |
| University of California, Irvine | 39.9% | 28.8% | 25,103 | |
| University of California, Riverside | 57.1% | 70.3% | 12,101 | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 58.1% | 25.8% | 17,632 | |
| University of California, Davis | 58.2% | 41.8% | 16,516 | |
| University of California, San Diego | 62.5% | 24.8% | 19,986 | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 64.5% | 61.3% | 11,239 | |
| University of California, Merced | 65.9% | 88.6% | 4,017 | |
| Baylor University | 90.2% | 52.2% | 1,678 | |
| Arizona State University | 90.8% | — | 7,648 |