1
Iowa State University
IA · Acceptance Rate: 90%
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 32,000
Tuition (OOS): $25,126
Honors College: Yes
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Colleges with the strongest transfer student acceptance rates and support.
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Schools are scored on accessibility (acceptance rate), institutional size (larger schools typically support more transfer students), academic quality, and support programs like honors colleges. Only schools with enrollment above 5,000 and acceptance rates above 50% are included. Data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (the federal government's education data authority), Princeton Review, Niche, and My School List's own school database. All figures reflect the most recently available data and are updated periodically. Rankings are for informational purposes only.
2
Arizona State University
AZ · Acceptance Rate: 88%
Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 65,000
Tuition (OOS): $31,200
Honors College: Yes
3
University of Arizona
AZ · Acceptance Rate: 86%
Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 46,000
Tuition (OOS): $38,580
Honors College: Yes
4
University of Iowa
IA · Acceptance Rate: 84%
Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 30,000
Tuition (OOS): $32,249
Honors College: Yes
5
University of Tennessee
TN · Acceptance Rate: 83%
Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 30,000
Tuition (OOS): $31,664
Honors College: Yes
6
Michigan State University
MI · Acceptance Rate: 83%
Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 49,000
Tuition (OOS): $42,090
Honors College: Yes
7
Auburn University
AL · Acceptance Rate: 82%
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 31,000
Tuition (OOS): $32,658
Honors College: Yes
8
Indiana University Bloomington
IN · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 45,000
Tuition (OOS): $38,332
Honors College: Yes
9
Temple University
PA · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 30,000
Tuition (OOS): $33,024
Honors College: Yes
10
Oregon State University
OR · Acceptance Rate: 79%
Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 32,000
Tuition (OOS): $32,535
Honors College: Yes
11
University of Colorado Boulder
CO · Acceptance Rate: 81%
Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 29,000
Tuition (OOS): $40,260
Honors College: Yes
12
University of Minnesota
MN · Acceptance Rate: 75%
Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 51,000
Tuition (OOS): $35,286
Honors College: Yes
13
University of Kansas
KS · Acceptance Rate: 88%
Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 27,000
Tuition (OOS): $28,526
Honors College: Yes
14
Louisiana State University
LA · Acceptance Rate: 76%
Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 35,000
Tuition (OOS): $28,639
Honors College: Yes
15
University of Alabama
AL · Acceptance Rate: 74%
Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 29,000
Tuition (OOS): $32,300
Honors College: Yes
16
University of South Carolina
SC · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 27,000
Tuition (OOS): $33,928
Honors College: Yes
17
Virginia Commonwealth University
VA · Acceptance Rate: 88%
Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 31,000
Tuition (OOS): $36,258
Honors College: Yes
18
Utah State University
UT · Acceptance Rate: 88%
Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 30,000
Tuition (OOS): $24,030
Honors College: Yes
19
Washington State University
WA · Acceptance Rate: 83%
Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 25,000
Tuition (OOS): $27,062
Honors College: Yes
20
University of Texas San Antonio
TX · Acceptance Rate: 85%
Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 32,000
Tuition (OOS): $22,308
Honors College: Yes
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