Transfer Honor Roll

Does your four-year college recognize the needs of and properly support transfer students? They do if they are listed on Phi Theta Kappa’s annual Transfer Honor Roll.

Eligibility

All regionally accredited four-year degree granting institutions who admit transfer students a minimum of once annually are eligible to apply and will be evaluated in six areas:

  • Transfer Data
  • Admissions
  • Cost of Attendance
  • Campus Life
  • Recruitment Practices
  • Peer Reviews

Application Process

Applications will be scored based on the responses submitted on your institution’s transfer profile. Updates can be made to transfer profiles year-round. To be considered for the Transfer Honor Roll, your institution’s transfer profile must be completed by December 31, 2023 at 5pm CST.

Adjustments will be made to accommodate for the size of institution, cost of attendance, student enrollment, and geographic limitations. The top 25% of applicants will be awarded the Transfer Honor Roll award for excellence in supporting two-year college transfer for that year. Winners will be notified in spring 2024.

Benefits Received

Transfer Honor Roll institutions will receive the following:

  • Transfer Honor Roll Press Kit, including a press release and seal for promotions
  • National recognition through various media channels
  • Transfer-Friendly Rating
  • Recognition as a 2024 Phi Theta Kappa Partner in Excellence
  • Phi Theta Kappa website, press release, and social media acknowledgement
  • Commemorative award and certificate of recognition
  • Recognized during PTK Catalyst 2024

Learn more about becoming a Transfer Honor Roll Institution at PTK Connect

Phi Theta Kappa recognizes the importance of your institutional commitment and investment of resources to support transfer students. To honor excellence and success in transfer pathway development, we invite you to participate in our annual national recognition program, the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll, to showcase your institution’s best practices.

Details you submit on your application will populate institutional profiles featured on our transfer platform, PTK Connect, and generate a transfer-friendly rating, providing thousands of prospective students with relevant data to inform their transfer decisions.

There’s no cost to apply or to make your enhanced profile visible and searchable among transfer-bound students researching best-fit institutions and scholarships. Earn recognition for your transfer-friendly practices, leverage PTK’s endorsement to recruit future students, and gain free publicity and exposure for your institution.

With a 91% student success rate, Phi Theta Kappa members have a proven track record of success. Our members transfer at a much higher rate (72%) than the traditional community college student (29%). In order to ensure their continued success, the Transfer Honor Roll Program identifies colleges and universities that understand the unique needs of community college transfer students and applauds the dynamic pathways these colleges have created to continue fostering student success at the four-year college.

Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner

President and CEO

Phi Theta Kappa

Recipients

2023

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

2022

Adelphi University

Albion College

Alma College

Anna Maria College

Antioch University – Santa Barbara

Antioch University – Seattle

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

Athens State University

Augsburg University

Baldwin Wallace University

Barton College

Bay Path University

Belhaven University

Bellevue University

Binghamton University

Blackburn College

Blue Mountain College

Bluffton 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 Oregon University

Eckerd College

Elizabethtown College

Elmhurst University

Elmira College

Florida International University

Florida Southern College

Freed-Hardeman University

Friends University

Georgetown University SCS

Georgian Court University

Gonzaga University

Grand View University

Greenville University

Hamline University

Hiram College

Hood College

Illinois College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kean University

King’s College

Kutztown University

Lake Forest College

LIM College

Lincoln Memorial University

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

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Millikin University

Mississippi State University

Monmouth College

Mount Mercy University

Mount St. Joseph 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

Pacific University

Palo Alto University

Prescott College

Radford University

Randolph-Macon College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rider University

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Rowan University

Russell Sage College

Rutgers University Newark

Saint Joseph’s University

Saint Peter’s University

Shepherd University

Simpson College

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Wesleyan University

Spring Hill College

Springfield College

St. Cloud State University

St. John Fisher College

Stephens College

Stevenson University

Stockton University

Suffolk University

SUNY Cortland

SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Texas Lutheran University

Texas Tech University

Texas Wesleyan University

The College of Saint Rose

University of Texas at Arlington

Trevecca Nazarene University

Union Institute & University

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 Massachusetts Lowell

University of Mississippi

University of New Haven

University of North Texas

University of Northern Iowa

University of San Francisco

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Tampa

University of the Incarnate Word

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Ursuline College

Utica University

Valparaiso University

Walsh College

Wayne State University

Webster University

Wells College

Western Governors University

Western Kentucky University

Whitworth University

Wichita State University

Wilkes University

Wilmington Colleg

Wilmington University

Wisconsin Lutheran College

York College of Pennsylvania

2021

Adelphi University

Anna Maria College

Antioch University

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

Baldwin Wallace University

Barton College

Bay Path University

Becker College

Belhaven University

Bellevue University

Binghamton University

Blue Mountain College

Bluffton University

Buena Vista University

Carroll College

Carson-Newman University

Carthage College

Chatham University

Clarke University

College for Creative Studies

Colorado Mesa University

Columbia College

Concordia University-St. Paul

Cornell College

Dallas Baptist University

Dean College

Delaware Valley University

DePaul University

Drake University

Duquesne University

East Texas Baptist University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Oregon University

Eckerd College

Elizabethtown College

Elmhurst College

Elmira College

Emerson College

Florida International University

Florida Southern College

Freed-Hardeman University

Friends University

Georgetown University SCS

Georgia Southern University

Georgian Court University

Gonzaga University

Grand View University

Hiram College

Illinois College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kean University

King’s College

Kutztown University

La Salle University

Lake Forest College

Lee University

Lees-McRae College

LIM College

Lindenwood University

Lipscomb University

Long Island University Post

Louisiana State University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University New Orleans

Marian University

Marquette University

Maryville College

Merrimack College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Millikin University

Mississippi State University

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Monmouth College

Mount Mercy University

Neumann University

New College of Florida

Newman University

New York Institute of Technolog

Niagara Universit

North Carolina Wesleyan College

North Central College

Northern Arizona University

Northland College

Northwest Nazarene University

Oakland University

Oglethorpe University

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio University

Pacific University

Prescott College

Randolph-Macon College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rider University

Robert Morris University

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Rowan University

Russell Sage College

Rutgers University Newark

Saint Joseph’s University

Saint Peter’s University

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Wesleyan University

Spring Hill College

Springfield College

St. Cloud State University

St. Edward’s University

St. John Fisher College

Stephens College

Stevenson University

Suffolk University

SUNY Geneseo

SUNY-Cortland

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Texas Lutheran University

Texas Tech University

Texas Wesleyan University

The College of Saint Rose

Trevecca Nazarene University

University of Texas Arlington

University of Arizona

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Kansas

University of Louisville

University of Mississippi

University of Mount Union

University of New Haven

University of Northern Iowa

University of Pittsburgh Bradford

University of San Francisco

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Tampa

Valparaiso University

Wagner College

Walsh College

Wayne State University

Webster University

Western Governors University

Western Kentucky University

Whitworth University

Wichita State University

Wilkes University

Wilmington College

Wilmington University

York College of Pennsylvania

2020

Adelphi University (NY)

Antioch University (CA)

Antioch University (WA)

Appalachian State University (NC)

Arizona State University (AZ)

Baldwin Wallace University (OH)

Bay Path University (MA)

Becker College (MA)

Belhaven University (MS)

Bellevue University (NE)

Carroll College (MT)

Carthage College (WI)

College for Creative Studies (MI)

Colorado Mesa University (CO)

Columbia College (SC)

Cornell College (IA)

Dallas Baptist University (TX)

Delaware Valley University (PA)

DePaul University (IL)

Drake University (IA)

Duquesne University (PA)

East Texas Baptist University (TX)

Eastern Illinois University (IL)

Eastern Oregon University (OR)

Eckerd College (FL)

Elmhurst College (IL)

Emerson College (MA)

Florida International University (FL)

Freed-Hardeman University (TN)

Friends University (KS)

Georgetown University SCS (DC)

Georgian Court University (NJ)

Gonzaga University (WA)

Illinois College (IL)

Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)

Illinois State University (IL)

Kansas State University (KS)

Kean University (NJ)

Kutztown University (PA)

La Salle University (PA)

Lake Forest College (IL)

Lee University (TN)

Lees-McRae College (NC)

LIM College (NY)

Lipscomb University (TN)

Long Island University Post (NY)

Loyola Marymount University (CA)

Loyola University Chicago (IL)

Marian University (IN)

Marquette University (WI)

Maryville College (TN)

Merrimack College (MA)

Metropolitan State University of Denver (CO)

Miami University Regionals (OH)

Mississippi State University (MS)

Missouri University of Science & Technology (MO)

Mount Mercy University (IA)

Mount St. Joseph University (OH)

Neumann University (PA)

Newman University (KS)

North Carolina Wesleyan College (NC)

North Central College (IL)

North Dakota State University (ND)

Northern Arizona University (AZ)

Northland College (WI)

Northwest Nazarene University (ID)

Notre Dame de Namur University (CA)

Oglethorpe University (GA)

Ohio Dominican University (OH)

Ohio University (OH)

Prescott College (AZ)

Randolph-Macon College (VA)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)

Rider University (NJ)

Roger Williams University (RI)

Rollins College (FL)

Rowan University (NJ)

Russell Sage College (NY)

Rutgers University Newark (NJ)

Saint John Fisher College (NY)

Saint Joseph’s University (PA)

Saint Peter’s University (NJ)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)

Southern Wesleyan University (SC)

Spring Hill College (AL)

Springfield College (MA)

St. Cloud State University (MN)

St. Edward’s University (TX)

Stephens College (MO)

Stevenson University (MD)

Suffolk University (MA)

SUNY – Cortland (NY)

Tarleton State University (TX)

Texas Lutheran University (TX)

Texas Tech University (TX)

Texas Wesleyan University (TX)

The College of Saint Rose (NY)

Union Institute & University (OH)

University of Arizona (AZ)

University of Colorado Boulder (CO)

University of Illinois at Springfield (IL)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL)

University of Kansas (KS)

University of Louisville (KY)

University of Mississippi (MS)

University of Mount Union (OH)

University of New Haven (CT)

University of North Texas (TX)

University of Northern Iowa (IA)

University of Pittsburgh Bradford (PA)

University of San Francisco (CA)

University of Southern Mississippi (MS)

University of Tampa (FL)

Valparaiso University (IN)

Walsh College (MI)

Wayne State University (MI)

Webster University (MO)

Wells College (NY)

Whitworth University (WA)

Wichita State University (KS)

Wilmington College (OH)

Wisconsin Lutheran College (WI)

York College of Pennsylvania (PA)

2019

Adelphi University

Alderson Broaddus University

Angelo State University

Antioch University- Midwest

Appalachian State University

Arcadia University

Arizona State University

Baldwin Wallace University

Baylor University

Becker College

Bellevue University

Bethel University

Carroll College

College for Creative Studies

Cleveland State University

Concordia College-New York

Dallas Baptist University

Delta State University

DePaul University

Drake University

East Stroudsburg University

East Texas Baptist University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Michigan University

Eckerd College

Emerson College

Friends University

Georgia Southern University

Georgian Court University

Hampshire College

Hofstra University

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kean University

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

La Salle University

Lake Forest College

Lee University

LeTourneau University

LIM College 

Lipscomb University

Long Island University

Louisiana Tech University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Madonna University

Marquette University

Marylhurst University

Menlo College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Miami University

Mississippi State University

Mississippi University for Women

Newman University

North Carolina Wesleyan College

North Central College

North Dakota State University

Northland College

Northwest Nazarene University

Oakland University

Ohio University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Peru State College

Randolph-Macon College

Regis University

Rider University

Roanoke College

Rollins College

Rutgers University-Newark

Saint Mary’s College of California

Saint Peter’s University

Seattle University

Southeast Missouri State University

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Springfield College

St. Edward’s University

State University of New York College at Cortland

Temple University-Fox School of Business

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Texas Tech University

The College of Saint Rose

The Ohio State University

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Arizona

The University of Kansas

The University of Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Tampa

The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

The University of West Alabama

Trine University

University of California San Diego

University of Central Florida

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kentucky

University of Missouri-St. Louis

University of North Texas

University of Northern Iowa

University of Toledo

Ursuline College

Utica College

Virginia Commonwealth University

Wayne State University

Webster University

Wesley College

West Liberty University

West Texas A&M University

Wichita State University

William Woods University

Wilmington College

York College of Pennsylvania

2018

Adelphi University

Alderson Broaddus University

Angelo State University

Antioch University – Midwest

Appalachian State University

Arcadia University 

Arizona State University

Baldwin Wallace University 

Baylor University

Becker College 

Bellevue University

Bethel University

Carroll College

Cleveland State University

Concordia College- New York

Dallas Baptist University

Delta State University

DePaul University

East Stroudsburg University

East Texas Baptist University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Michigan University

Eckerd College

Emerson College

Friends University

Georgia Southern University

Georgian Court University

Hampshire College

Hofstra University

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kean University

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

La Salle University

Lake Forest College

Lee University

LeTourneau University

LIM College

Lipscomb University

Long Island University

Louisiana Tech University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Madonna University

Marquette University

Marylhurst University

Menlo College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Miami University

Mississippi State University

Mississippi University for Women

Newman University

North Carolina Wesleyan College

North Central College

North Dakota State University

Northland College

Northwest Nazarene University

Oakland University

Ohio University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Peru State College

Randolph-Macon College

Regis University

Rider University

Roanoke College

Rollins College

Rutgers University-Newark

Saint Mary’s College of California

Saint Peter’s University

Seattle University

Southeast Missouri State University

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Springfield College

St. Edward’s University

State University of New York College at Cortland

Temple University- Fox School of Business

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Texas A&M University- Texarkana

Texas Tech University

The College of Saint Rose 

The Ohio State University

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Arizona

The University of Kansas

The University of Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Tampa

The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

The University of West Alabama

Trine University

University of California San Diego

University of Central Florida

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kentucky

University of Missouri – St. Louis

University of North Texas

University of Northern Iowa

University of Toledo

Ursuline College

Utica College

Virginia Commonwealth University 

Wayne State University

Webster University

Wesley College

West Liberty University

West Texas A&M University

Wichita State University

William Woods University

Wilmington College

York College of Pennsylvania

2017

Adelphi University

Alderson Broaddus University

Appalachian State University

Bellevue University

Cleveland State University

Dallas Baptist University

Delta State University

DePaul University

Dominican University

East Stroudsburg University

Eastern Michigan University

Florida International University

Friends University

Georgia Southern University

Grand Valley State University

Grand View University

Hofstra University

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Kean University

La Salle University

Lake Forest College

Lawrence University

LIM College

Lipscomb University

Long Island University

Loyola Marymount University

Marygrove College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Miami University

Nichols College

North Carolina Wesleyan College

Ohio University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Quinnipiac University

Rider University

Roanoke College

Rutgers University-Newark

Saint Joseph’s University

Saint Peter’s University

Seattle University

Slipper Rock University of Pennsylvania

Springfield College

St. John Fisher College

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Texas Tech University

The Ohio State University

The University of Arizona

Trinity International University

University of Alabama

University of Findlay

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kansas

University of Mississippi

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Texas

University of Tampa

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

Utica College

Wayne State University

Webster University

York College of Pennsylvania

2016

Arcadia University

Bellevue University

Cleveland State University

DePaul University

East Stroudsburg University

Friends University

Georgia Southern University

Hiram College

Illinois State University

Iowa State University

Kean University

La Salle University

Lawrence University

Lee University

LIM College

Louisiana State University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Meredith College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Northland College

Ohio State University

Ohio University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Quinnipiac University

Rutgers University-Newark

Saint Joseph’s University

Seattle University

Springfield College

St. John Fisher College

The University of Arizona

The University of Findlay

Trinity College

University of Kansas

University of Mississippi

University of North Texas

University of Tampa

Utica College

Western Michigan University

York College of Pennsylvania

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