About Transfer Scholars Network
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program supports colleges and universities in their quest to achieve a higher standard of excellence, delivering credentials that unlock life-changing careers and strengthen our economy, society, and democracy. We know it takes visionary college leaders to achieve this higher standard and we make it our mission to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and research-backed tools to inspire change, shift practice, and advance the capacity of colleges to deliver excellent and equitable student outcomes. For more information, visit Transfer Scholars Network and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Led by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program with support from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, TSN facilitates direct connections between high-achieving community college students and senior admissions representatives at colleges and universities in the American Talent Initiative. In the pilot of the TSN program, 20% of participating students who applied to the four-year partner universities received offers of admission, outpacing the average admission rate of 15%.
| Private Research Universities | Private Liberal Arts Colleges | Private Women’s Colleges |
| Brown University, RI | Amherst College, MA | Mount Holyoke College, MA |
| Cornell University, NY | Bates College, ME | Smith College, MA |
| Johns Hopkins University, MD | Bowdoin College, ME | Wellesley College, MA |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA | Pomona College, CA | |
| Princeton University, NJ | Swarthmore College, PA | |
| Rice University, TX | Williams College, MA | |
| Yale University, CT |
* All items below are required entries.