The transfer generation: Why more students are transferring colleges mid-degree

The transfer generation: Why more students are transferring colleges mid-degree

More than a million college students changed schools last year — and the number is still climbing. Nearly 1.2 million students transferred colleges in fall 2024 — a 4.4% increase from the previous year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit organization that collects enrollment data from colleges and universities across the United States. Transfer students now represent roughly 13% of all non-first-year und…