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2021 Best Colleges in Iowa for Students from Ghana

3 Colleges
$43,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
66% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. 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 Iowa ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 3 schools in Iowa, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ghanaian students in Iowa. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Colleges in Iowa for Students from Ghana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA

Our 2021 rankings named Grinnell College the best school for Ghanaian students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. Grinnell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Grinnell, Iowa that handed out 496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Grinnell come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian students in Iowa list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,998 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Iowa State are China, India, and Malaysia.

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

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Luther College
Decorah, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Luther College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ghanaian students in Iowa. Located in Decorah, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 460 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Luther are Vietnam, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

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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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