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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Kentucky for Students from Thailand

3 Colleges
$26,352 Avg Tuition & Fees*
33% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Thai Students in Kentucky ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 3 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Thai 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 Thailand

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best affordable school for Thai students in Kentucky in this year’s ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 2,289 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, India, and China come to NKU to study. International students at NKU can expect to pay, on average, about $20,448 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $15,594 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,377 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UK to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UK is about $31,608 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $33,548 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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A rank of #3 on our list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for Thai students in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 3,055 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.5% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and India come to WKU to study. International students at WKU can expect to pay, on average, about $27,000 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $18,340 a year in average tuition and fees.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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