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GU included on 2025 Transfer Honor Roll

Published: October 08, 2025

Author: Dave Bell

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named more than 200 colleges and universities, including Greenville University, to its 2025 Transfer Honor Roll. That distinction recognizes excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative pathways for community college transfer students to continue their education at a four-year institution.

The Transfer Honor Roll is determined by 40 key metrics measuring support and success for transfer students, including college costs, financial aid, campus life, admission practices, and bachelor’s degree completion.

Results were based on analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse and data submitted through each institution’s PTK Connect profile, Phi Theta Kappa’s online tool designed to help students find their best-fit colleges and career pathways.

Colleges that complete the PTK Connect profile receive a Transfer Friendliness Rating, with Honor Roll recognition awarded to the top 25% of institutions.

Introduced at the 2022 American Council on Education (ACE) conference, Transfer Honor Roll highlights the importance of creating strong transfer pathways that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students.

This year’s winners achieved exceptional outcomes, including:

  • Average percentage of undergraduate population made up of transfer students: 43%
  • Average bachelor’s degree completion rate among transfer students: 66%
  • Average credits transferred toward degree requirements: 85%
  • Average percentage of transfer students receiving merit-based aid: 73%

“The goal of most students attending community college is a bachelor’s degree, but few accomplish that because of financial barriers and the complexities of the transfer process,” said 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.”

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing academic achievement among students at associate degree-granting colleges and supporting their growth as scholars and leaders.

The Society has more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 10 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in U.S. colleges and universities. Learn more at ptk.org.

Members of the 2025 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

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