Exclusively for Enrollment & Admissions Leaders

How Transfer-Friendly Is Your Institution Really?

Transfer students are an underserved yet high-yield enrollment segment. Most universities lose them by failing to show how credits transfer quickly.

Our free Transfer Friendliness Assessment benchmarks your institution, with a side-by-side comparison against your top three competitors.

Benefit from More Than 90 Years of Combined Enrollment Leadership Experience

Drew Melendres, CoFounder

Drew has served as a DegreeSight board member since 2017 and stepped in as CRO in 2023.

He previously held leadership roles as Senior VP of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at both private and public institutions, consulted with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, and drove growth for several higher education companies.

Drew holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas Tech University.

Drew Melendres - CoFounder DegreeSight

Jay Fedje, VP of Partnerships

Jay brings 36 years of enrollment leadership across private universities, including Bethel, Drury, and Clarke.

His expertise spans strategic enrollment planning, CRM implementation, predictive modeling, financial aid leveraging, and funnel growth strategies.

Jay has successfully led initiatives that increased enrollment by 40% while balancing revenue and student profile. He also shares his insights through consulting, national leadership organizations, and his podcasts The Enrollment Edge and Transfer Talk.

Jay Fedje - VP of Partnerships DegreeSight

Michael Cronin, VP of Partnerships

Michael brings more than 24 years of higher education enrollment leadership experience, with senior roles at the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, Temple University, the College Board, and Ruffalo Noel Levitz.

Throughout his career, he has worked with institutions of all sizes and sectors, helping them navigate demographic shifts, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. His expertise spans strategic enrollment management, transfer growth strategy, cross-campus alignment, and revenue sustainability.

Michael is passionate about expanding access to higher education and helping institutions design transparent, student-centered enrollment processes that remove friction, strengthen collaboration, and drive measurable, long-term growth.

Michael Cronin - VP of Partnerships DegreeSight
Why the Transfer Friendliness Assessment Matters

Your enrollment goals depend on how well you serve transfer students, and right now, 74% of students bring prior credit when they apply. The question is: how clearly and quickly can you show them what transfers?

Transfer Friendliness Levels

In this free assessment, you’ll discover:

  • How your current transfer process compares to peers
  • Where students may be leaking out of your funnel
  • How credit clarity could increase your transfer yield by up to 25%
  • Actionable steps to become a truly transfer-friendly institution

Some of DegreeSight’s Partners

We support forward-thinking enrollment teams, registrar offices, and institutional leaders who are ready to modernize their transfer evaluation system and grow enrollment without the operational chaos.

We have the only higher ed transfer evaluation tool backed by an ROI guarantee.

See How Transfer-Friendly You Really Are

Your transfer process is either driving enrollment, or costing you students. With our free Transfer Friendliness Assessment, you’ll get a clear, personalized benchmark of where you stand today, plus recommendations on how to capture more transfer applicants.

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