"… Research from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, examining the class entering college in 2011, shows the university transfer rate has continued to climb, now at 38 percent from about 37 percent last year.
This shift may have begun with the recession, which pushed students to avoid the full cost of a four-year degree." …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/transfer-students-knock-more-colleges-opening-door-171130962.html