Phi Theta Kappa Names Mount St. Joseph University to 2026 Transfer Honor Roll Recognizing Nation's Leaders in Transfer Student Success

This award recognizes the University's demonstrated exceptional success in creating pathways that help community college transfer students earn bachelor's degrees.

The Transfer Honor Roll is one of the nation's most comprehensive recognitions of transfer excellence. Institutions are evaluated using data from the National Student Clearinghouse along with data collected through PTK Connect, Phi Theta Kappa's online platform that connects our nation's top community college students with transfer opportunities. Rather than measuring a single outcome, the Honor Roll evaluates how well institutions support transfer students from admission through graduation.

Further, the Mount offers affordable merit scholarships, generous transfer credit policies, and flexible academic pathways tailored to fit the diverse lives and schedules of our students. Transfer students receive one-on-one advising, direct access to faculty mentors, and career development resources within a supportive liberal arts environment. Whether students are transitioning from a two-year college or resuming their education, the Mount ensures students feel welcomed, valued, and fully supported on their path to a degree.

"Being named to the 2025 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll is a proud milestone for the Mount," said Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission, Amy Wolf. "This award reflects our team's hard work in making the transfer process as simple and welcoming as possible. We're committed to empowering every transfer student to hit the ground running."

Colleges are assessed across five dimensions shown to influence transfer success:

• Transfer student success outcomes;
• Credit mobility and degree applicability;
• Financial support for transfer students;
• Recruitment and admissions practices;
• Campus engagement and support for transfer students.

The 2026 Honor Roll institutions demonstrated exceptional performance across multiple measures of transfer success. Among this year's recognized institutions:

• Average percentage of transfer students in the undergraduate population: 56 percent;
• Average bachelor's degree completion rate for transfer students: 77 percent;
• Average percentage of transferred credits applied toward a degree: 88 percent;
• Average percentage of transfer students receiving merit-based financial aid: 76 percent.

This recognition has grown into a national benchmark for transfer excellence. This year, 1,117 colleges and universities completed PTK's institutional profile, providing students with transparent information about transfer opportunities while allowing institutions to benchmark their transfer practices against peers nationwide.

"Recognition matters because it shines a light on what works," said Heather Yush, Senior Director of College Relations for Phi Theta Kappa. "When colleges are recognized for transfer excellence, they create powerful examples that inspire other institutions to strengthen their own transfer pathways. Ultimately, that means more students earn the bachelor's degrees they set out to achieve."

Interested in Transferring to the Mount?

Mount St. Joseph University offers affordable scholarships and transfer-credit friendly academic pathways to all students seeking to transfer. The Mount experience is one that's tailored to the unique and diverse needs of each and every student. With an average student to professor ratio of 12:1, dedicated faculty and staff, and all of the benefits of a liberal arts education, transfer students at the Mount are given access to our plentiful academic and career resources.

Visit our transfer student page to learn more!