Phi Theta Kappa Recognizes 251 Colleges for Exemplary Transfer Pathways

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named 251 colleges and universities to its 2025 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways they have created to support 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 Transfer Honor Roll is chosen from among the top 25 percent highest-rated colleges.

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 – 56%
• Average bachelor’s degree completion rate among transfers – 75%
• Average credit transferred toward a degree major and/or plan – 81%
• Average percent of transfer students receiving merit-based financial aid – 74%

“I’m proud of the transfer outcomes we’re seeing at these Honor Roll colleges,” said Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner, President and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa. “These colleges are doing more than just opening doors—they’re walking students through them. Their commitment to creating clear, supportive pathways demonstrates what’s possible when student success is truly the priority.”

Members of the 2025 Transfer Honor Roll are:

Adelphi University	Albion College	Allegheny 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	Barry University	Barton College
Bay Path University	Belhaven University	Bellevue University
Belmont University	Beloit College	Bentley University
Binghamton University	Blackburn College	Blue Mountain Christian University
Bradley University	Brewton-Parker Christian University	Bryant University
Buena Vista University	Caldwell University	Canisius University
Carroll College	Carson-Newman University	Central Michigan University
Champlain College	Chatham University	Chestnut Hill College
Clarke University	Cleveland State University	College for Creative Studies
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	Emerson College	Emmanuel College
Ferris State University	Florida International University	Florida Southern College
Franklin University Switzerland	Freed-Hardeman University	Friends University
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies	Georgia Southern University	Georgian Court University
Gonzaga University	Goucher College	Grand View University
Greenville University	Gustavas Adolphus College	Hamline University
Hampshire College	Hiram College	Holy Family University
Hood College	Hunter College – CUNY	Illinois College
Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois State University	Immaculata University
Iona University	Iowa State University	Kansas State University
Kean University	King’s College	La Salle University
Lake Forest College	Lawrence University	Le Moyne College
Lebanon Valley College	Lee University	Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University	Lesley University	LIM College
Lindenwood University	Lipscomb University	Long Island University Post
Loras College	Loyola Marymount University	Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland	Loyola University New Orleans	Marquette University
Maryville College	McDaniel College	McMurry University
Mercy University	Merrimack College	Metro State University St. Paul
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Millikin University	Millsaps College
Mississippi College	Mississippi State University	Missouri University of Science & Technology
Monmouth College	Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles	Mount St. Joseph University
Mount St. Mary’s University Emmitsburg	Nazareth University	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Neumann University	New York Institute of Technology	Newman University
Niagara University	North Carolina Wesleyan University	North Central College
North Dakota State University	Northeastern State University	Northern Arizona University
Northern Illinois University	Northern Michigan University	Notre Dame of Maryland University
Nova Southeastern University	Oakland University	Oglethorpe University
Ohio Dominican University	Ohio University	Ohio University – OHIO Online
Ohio Wesleyan University	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 Philadelphia
Saint Mary’s College of California	Saint Peter’s University	Saint Xavier University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Seattle University	Simmons University
Simpson College	Southeast Missouri State University	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Wesleyan University	Spring Hill College	Springfield College
St. Cloud State University	St. Edward’s University	St. John Fisher University
St. John’s University	Stevenson University	Stockton University
Stony Brook University	Suffolk University	SUNY Cortland
SUNY Geneseo	SUNY Oneonta	SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Tabor College	Texas A&M University – Central Texas	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas Lutheran University	Texas Tech University	Texas Wesleyan University
The College of New Jersey	The University of Arizona	The University of Arizona Global Campus
The University of Baltimore	The University of Iowa	The University of Kansas
The University of Southern Mississippi	The University of Tampa	The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at San Antonio	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	The University of Toledo
The University of Tulsa	Thiel College	Thomas Edison State University
Towson University	Trine University	Trinity Christian College
Trocaire College	Tulane University School of Professional Advancement	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Cincinnati	University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Denver
University of Dubuque	University of Evansville	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Louisville	University of Lynchburg	University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine Orono	University of Massachusetts Lowell	University of Minnesota Morris
University of Mississippi	University of Missouri	University of Mount Union
University of New Haven	University of Northern Iowa	University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University of San Francisco	University of the Incarnate Word	University of Wisconsin-Stout
Ursinus College	Ursuline College	Utica University
Valparaiso University	Wagner College	Washington & Jefferson College
Washington State University Global Campus	Wayne State University	Webster University
Western Governors University	Western Illinois University	Western Kentucky University
Whitworth University	Wichita State University	Wilkes University
William Carey University	Wilmington College	Wilmington University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	York College of Pennsylvania

About Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the first 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 4.4 million members and nearly 1,250 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 220,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.