In January 1986, the Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System conducted a longitudinal study of college transfer using course enrollment data. The study identified all first-time students enrolled in general academic courses in Texas public community and junior colleges in fall 1981 (N=92,519) and matched them by social security number against senior college enrollment lists through spring 1985. Study findings included the following: (1) 19.3% (N=17,816) of the original student population had transferred to a Texas public university by spring 1985; (2) transfer rates for individual two-year colleges ranged from 7% to 43%; (3) full-time students transferred at a higher rate (27.2%) than part-time students (10.3%); (4) part-time transfer rates for individual institutions ranged from 2% to 32%, while full-time rates ranged from 8% to 45%; (5) almost 3% of the total group transferred in the spring semester after their initial fall enrollment at the community college; (6) 34% of the community college transfers attained senior status, compared to 35% of the students who began at universities; (7) Texas community college transfers represented 18.1% of the total new student enrollment at Texas public universities; and (8) 12.8% of the new student enrollment in Texas public community colleges consisted of reverse transfers from Texas universities. (EJV)