Phi Theta Kappa Recognizes 208 Colleges for Exemplary Transfer Pathways

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named 208 colleges and universities to its 2023 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways they have created to support community college transfer students.

The Transfer Honor Roll is determined by 40 key metrics related to the support and success of transfer students, including college cost and financial aid, campus life for transfer, admission practices, and bachelor’s degree completion. The Transfer Honor Roll was based on analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse, and on data submitted through the four-year institution’s profile on PTK Connect, Phi Theta Kappa’s online tool designed to help students find their best-fit colleges and career pathways.

Colleges completing the PTK Connect profile are given a Transfer Friendliness Rating. The Honor Roll is chosen from among the top 25 percent highest-rated colleges.

Spotlighted at the 2022 American Council on Education (ACE) conference, the Transfer Honor Roll recognizes the importance of creating strong transfer pathways that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students, and this year’s winners had exceptional outcomes, and several of these included:

• Average percent of transfer in undergraduate population – 43%
• Average bachelor’s degree completion rate among transfers – 66%
• Average credit transferred toward a degree major and/or plan – 85%
• Average percent of transfer students receiving merit-based financial aid – 73%

“The goal of most students attending community college is a bachelor’s degree, but few do because of financial barriers and the complexities of the transfer process,” says Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner, President and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa. “We are proud to recognize the exceptional colleges and universities that go above and beyond to create accessible pathways to bachelor’s degree completion for community college transfer students.”

Members of the 2023 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll are:

Adelphi University	Albion College	Alma College
Anna Maria College	Antioch University – Santa Barbara	Antioch University – Seattle
Appalachian State University	Arcadia University	Arizona State University
Athens State University	Augsburg University	Baldwin Wallace University
Barton College	Bay Path University	Belhaven University
Bellevue University	Beloit College	Bentley University
Binghamton University	Blackburn College	Blue Mountain Christian University
Bluffton University	Bradley University	Bryant University
Buena Vista University	Carroll College	Carson-Newman University
Carthage College	Chatham University	Clarke University
College for Creative Studies	Columbia College (SC)	Concordia University St. Paul
Cornell College	Cumberland University	Dallas Baptist University
Delaware Valley University	DePaul University	Drake University
Duquesne University	East Texas Baptist University	Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Kentucky University	Eastern Oregon University	Eckerd College
Elizabethtown College	Elmhurst University	Elmira College
Florida International University	Florida Southern College	Freed-Hardeman University
Friends University	Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies	Georgian Court University
Gonzaga University	Grand View University	Greenville University
Hamline University	Hiram College	Holy Family University
Hood College	Illinois College	Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University	Immaculata University	Iowa State University
Kansas State University	Kean University	King’s College
Kutztown University	La Salle University	Lake Forest College
Lawrence University	Lebanon Valley College	Lees-McRae College
LIM College	Lindenwood University	Lipscomb University
Long Island University Post	Loyola Marymount University	Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland	Loyola University New Orleans	Marian University
Marquette University	Maryville College	McMurry University
Merrimack College	Millikin University	Millsaps College
Mississippi State University	Monmouth College	Mount Mercy University
Mount St. Joseph University	Mount St. Mary’s University	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Neumann University	New College of Florida	New York Institute of Technology
Newberry College	Newman University	Niagara University
North Carolina Wesleyan University	North Central College	Northeastern State University
Northern Arizona University	Northern Michigan University	Northland College
Notre Dame of Maryland University	Oakland University	Oglethorpe University
Ohio Dominican University	Ohio University	Ohio University – OHIO Online
Pacific University	Palo Alto University	Peru State College
Prescott College	Radford University	Randolph-Macon College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Rider University	Roanoke College
Robert Morris University	Rockhurst University	Roger Williams University
Rollins College	Rowan University	Russell Sage College
Rutgers University Newark	Saint Joseph’s University	Saint Peter’s University
Saint Xavier University	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Seattle University
Shepherd University	Simmons University	Simpson College
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Southern Wesleyan University	Spring Hill College Mobile
Springfield College	St. Cloud State University	St. Edward’s University
St. John Fisher University	St. Mary’s College of California	Stephens College
Stevenson University	Stockton University	Suffolk University
SUNY Cortland	SUNY Geneseo	SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Tabor College	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas Lutheran University
Texas Tech University	Texas Wesleyan University	The College of Saint Rose
The University of Texas at Arlington	Thiel College	Trevecca Nazarene University
Trinity Christian College	Trocaire College	Tulane University School of Professional Advancement
Union Institute & University	University of Arizona Global Campus	University of Baltimore
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Denver	University of Evansville
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Iowa	University of Kansas
University of Louisville	University of Maine In Orono	University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Mississippi	University of Missouri-Columbia	University of Mount Union
University of New Haven	University of North Texas	University of Northern Iowa
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	University of San Francisco	University of Southern Mississippi
University of Tampa	University of the Incarnate Word	University of Tulsa
Ursinus College	Ursuline College	Utica University
Valparaiso University	Wagner College	Walsh College
Washington State University Global Campus	Wayne State University	Webster University
Wells College	Western Governors University	Western Kentucky University
Whitworth University	Wichita State University	Wilkes University
Wilmington College	Wilmington University	Wisconsin Lutheran College
York College of Pennsylvania

About Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 10 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.