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2021 Best Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Australia

8 Colleges
$36,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
60% 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Australian Students in North Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 8 schools in North Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Australian students in North Carolina. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

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Top Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Australia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Our 2021 rankings named Duke University the best school for Australian students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,319 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 18.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Duke to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Australian students in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,496 students in 2020-2021.

Around 6.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UNC Chapel Hill to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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A rank of #3 on our list means North Carolina State University is a great place for Australian students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 6,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.1% are international. Students studying at NC State come from such countries as India, China, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Australian students in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,472 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 9.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Wake Forest University are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 4,368 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Appalachian State are China, Australia, and Venezuela.

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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East Carolina University landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Australian Students in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 5,233 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.6% are international. Students studying at ECU come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Australian Students in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 883 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Campbell are India, Sweden, and Spain.

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University of Mount Olive ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Australian Students in North Carolina list. University of Mount Olive is a small private not-for-profit school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 541 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.5% are international. Students from as far away as Canada, United Kingdom, and Spain come to UMO to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.

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