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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Kentucky for Students from Japan

6 Colleges
$26,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
40% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Japanese Students in Kentucky ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 6 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Japanese students in Kentucky. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in Kentucky for Students from Japan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Murray State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Japanese students in Kentucky. Located in Murray, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,603 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Murray State are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Murray State runs, on average, about $18,528. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $14,544 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,377 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 4.1% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UK come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. International students at UK can expect to pay, on average, about $31,608 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $33,548 per year.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Japanese students in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 475 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 45.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Japan come to Campbellsville University to study. International students at Campbellsville University can expect to pay, on average, about $25,400 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $8,773 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the fairly large public school awarded 3,055 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 1.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and India come to WKU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at WKU is about $27,000 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $18,340 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Centre College
Danville, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Centre College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Danville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 407 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Centre College of Kentucky are China, Vietnam, and Japan. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Centre College of Kentucky is about $46,000 a year, on average.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Colleges for Japanese Students in Kentucky list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 799 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.6% are international. Students studying at Cumberlands come from such countries as India, China, and Bangladesh. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Cumberlands is about $9,875 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $4,582 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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