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A recent study released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that one-third of college students transfer to a different institution before graduating, reflecting a decreasing percentage of students who graduate from the same school they entered as freshmen, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Students most commonly transfer in their second year, though 13 percent of transferring students do so in their fourth year, according to The Chronicle. Among students who transfer from four-year public institutions, more than half transfer to two-year public schools. Of students who transfer from two-year public institutions, over a third transfer to other two-year institutions, while 41 percent of students transfer to four-year institutions, The Chronicle reported. The report found that community colleges are a popular destination for transfer students, possibly due to lower tuiton costs and better insitutional fits, according to The Chronicle.