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2021 Best Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Ghana

22 Colleges
$50,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
75% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 22 schools in the New England Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ghanaian students in the New England Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality 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 Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Ghana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Our 2021 rankings named Yale University the best school for Ghanaian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,431 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 21.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Yale to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian students in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,618 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 22.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Harvard come from such countries as China, Canada, and India.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ghanaian students in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,358 students in 2020-2021.

Around 29.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Northeastern come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian students in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,788 students in 2020-2021.

Around 24.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ghanaian students in the New England Region. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,249 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at MIT are China, India, and Canada.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 628 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 26.3% are international. Students studying at Mt. Holyoke come from such countries as China, Vietnam, and Pakistan.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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With a ranking of #7, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,384 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Dartmouth to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Clark University
Worcester, MA

Clark University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 631 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 26.2% are international. Students studying at Clark come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA

Babson College landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It awarded 607 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 25.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Thailand come to Babson College to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Brandeis University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,396 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 24.7% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Brandeis are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #11 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3,208 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Boston College come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Spain.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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University of Connecticut came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school awarded 5,991 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 13.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UCONN are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Wellesley College landed the #13 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Wellesley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 739 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 13.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Wellesley come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Williams College
Williamstown, MA

Williams College landed the #14 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Williams is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 678 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Williams are China, Canada, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

With a ranking of #15, Tufts University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,829 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 12.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Tufts come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the large public school handed out 6,844 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMass Amherst to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

University of Vermont came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,677 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UVM are China, Canada, and India.

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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

Bryant University landed the #18 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It awarded 884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Bryant to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

With a ranking of #19, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 909 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Merrimack are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #20, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school awarded 3,855 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 2.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at URI come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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University of Maine did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large public school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 2,012 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.7% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMaine are China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #22 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in the New England Region. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 15,591 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 0.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at SNHU come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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