July 2020

Transfer Composition of Division I Teams

Summary• The percentages of both 2-4 and 4-4 transfers in Division I APR cohorts

have increased in each of the last three years.

• The upticks in 2-4 and 4-4 transfer are occurring across a number of men’s and women’s sports.

• In Division I, baseball and men’s basketball have the most two-year college transfers. The sports with the most four-year college transfers are men’s soccer, beach volleyball, M/W basketball and M/W tennis.

• After a period of slight decrease, the number of 4-4 transfers on Division I men’s basketball rosters has increased in each of the past two years. Nearly all of this increase has occurred prior to the establishment of the transfer portal.

• Graduate transfers are rolled into the totals shown in these slides. An accompanying report breaks these students out separately.

Methodology Notes• The following slides describe whether student-athletes in recent

Academic Progress Rate (APR) cohorts transferred into their current Division I school at any point through the end of the 2018-19 academic year. As the NCAA transfer portal became operational in October 2018, portal impacts generally will not be seen until 2019-20 APR data are collected. At that point, we will be able to combine APR and portal data to get a broader picture of transfer in and out.

• These numbers should also be distinguished from lifetime transfer rates for a student-athlete, which would be higher. This is because an APR cohort snapshot includes students at various stages of their academic career including some who may transfer at a later time.

• A separate NCAA report, “Tracking transfer in Division I men’s basketball,” uses an alternate methodology to provide data on transfer-out in that sport. This report shows that nearly half of transfer-out involve student-athletes leaving DI.

2018-19 Transfer Composition of Division IStudent-Athlete Population

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Non-Transfers 86.9% 84.2% 89.9%2-year Transfers 5.7% 8.3% 2.8%4-year Transfers 7.4% 7.5% 7.3%

Note: Percentages represent transfer status (whether student-athlete entered current Division I school from high school, a 2-year college or another 4-year college) within the 2018-19 APR cohort. Lifetime transfer rates will be higher (for example, some of the student-athletes in the APR cohort are first-year college students who may eventually transfer).

Trends in the Proportion of Two-Year College Transfers in APR Cohorts

Notes: Percentages based on the 2019 APR data (released in May 2020).

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Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers in APR Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Total Transfers in APR Cohorts

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2018-19 Percentage of Two-Year College Transfers among Division I Student-Athletes

Men’s Sport 2-year

Baseball 21.8%Basketball 14.5%Football (FBS) 10.0%Football (FCS) 8.8%Soccer 4.4%Water Polo 4.2%Track and Field 3.8%Golf 3.7%Ice Hockey 3.7%Tennis 2.0%Cross Country 1.9%Volleyball 1.8%Wrestling 1.8%Gymnastics 1.0%Swimming 1.0%Lacrosse 0.8%Fencing 0.6%Rifle (co-ed) 0.0%Skiing 0.0%

Women’s Sport 2-year

Basketball 8.6%Softball 5.7%Volleyball 4.3%Beach Volleyball 3.5%Track and Field 2.6%Bowling 2.2%Golf 2.0%Tennis 1.8%Soccer 1.7%Cross Country 1.7%Water Polo 1.6%Rowing 0.6%Fencing 0.4%Swimming 0.4%Lacrosse 0.2%Skiing 0.0%Gymnastics 0.0%Ice Hockey 0.0%Field Hockey 0.0%

Men’s Sport 4-year

Soccer 18.6%Basketball 15.3%Tennis 13.8%Golf 8.3%Track and Field 8.1%Cross Country 7.2%Football (FCS) 7.2%Wrestling 6.8%Ice Hockey 6.7%Skiing 6.1%Swimming 5.7%Volleyball 5.4%Football (FBS) 4.6%Lacrosse 3.6%Fencing 2.8%Rifle (co-ed) 2.4%Baseball 2.3%Gymnastics 2.0%Water Polo 1.8%

Women’s Sport 4-year

Beach Volleyball 18.4%Tennis 14.1%Basketball 11.9%Volleyball 9.7%Golf 9.0%Softball 8.5%Track and Field 7.1%Soccer 7.0%Cross Country 6.3%Bowling 5.5%Skiing 4.8%Water Polo 4.6%Fencing 4.4%Ice Hockey 4.4%Swimming 4.4%Field Hockey 4.0%Lacrosse 3.1%Rowing 3.0%Gymnastics 1.6%

2018-19 Percentage of Four-Year College Transfers among Division I Student-Athletes

Men’s Sport Total

Basketball 29.8%Baseball 24.2%Soccer 23.0%Football (FCS) 16.0%Tennis 15.8%Football (FBS) 14.7%Golf 12.0%Track and Field 11.9%Ice Hockey 10.3%Cross Country 9.1%Wrestling 8.6%Volleyball 7.2%Swimming 6.7%Skiing 6.1%Water Polo 6.0%Lacrosse 4.4%Fencing 3.3%Gymnastics 3.0%Rifle (co-ed) 2.4%

Women’s Sport Total

Beach Volleyball 22.0%Basketball 20.4%Tennis 15.9%Softball 14.1%Volleyball 13.9%Golf 11.0%Track and Field 9.7%Soccer 8.8%Cross Country 8.1%Bowling 7.7%Water Polo 6.2%Fencing 4.8%Skiing 4.8%Swimming 4.7%Ice Hockey 4.4%Field Hockey 4.0%Rowing 3.6%Lacrosse 3.3%Gymnastics 1.6%

2018-19 Percentage of Total Transfers (Two-Year and Four-Year) among Division I Student-Athletes

Trends in the Proportion of Two-Year College Transfers in APR Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers in APR Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Total Transfers in APR Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Women’s Basketball Transfers in Division I APR Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers in Soccer Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers in Baseball and Softball Cohorts

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Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers in Tennis Cohorts

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