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

26 Colleges
$50,896 Avg Tuition & Fees*
71% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. 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 Italian Students in the New England Region ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 26 schools in the New England Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Italian students in the New England Region. 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 the New England Region for Students from Italy

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for Italian students in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,618 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 22.9% are 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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A rank of #2 on our list means Northeastern University is a great place for Italian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,358 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 29.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Northeastern are China, India, and Taiwan.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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A rank of #3 on our list means Boston University is a great place for Italian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 24.6% of the total student body at the school. 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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Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

A rank of #5 on our list means Yale University is a great place for Italian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in New Haven, Connecticut that 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 studying at Yale come from such countries as China, Canada, and India.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,987 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 17.7% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Brown come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #7, Boston College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian 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.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.5% are international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and Spain come to Boston College to study.

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

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA

With a ranking of #8, Babson College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 607 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 25.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Babson College come from such countries as India, China, and Thailand.

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

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Dartmouth College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,384 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Dartmouth come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Brandeis University landed the #10 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1,396 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.7% are international. Students studying at Brandeis 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 90%.

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Berklee College of Music ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region list. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,313 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 25.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Berklee College of Music come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Canada.

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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University of Connecticut came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,991 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UCONN are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

With a ranking of #13, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Middlebury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middlebury, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 756 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Middlebury are China, Canada, and United Kingdom.

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

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Bentley University landed the #14 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,123 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Bentley are China, India, and Venezuela.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bentley University Report

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,829 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 12.9% of the total student population at the school is international. 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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Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Rhode Island School of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 438 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 34.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at RISD come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Canada.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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With a ranking of #17, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6,844 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

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.

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

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Emerson College
Boston, MA

Emerson College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,005 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Emerson are China, Taiwan, and India.

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College of the Atlantic did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. College of the Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bar Harbor, Maine that handed out 86 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 23.0% are international. Students studying at College of the Atlantic come from such countries as Canada, United Kingdom, and India.

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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Suffolk University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,159 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Suffolk are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,343 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNH are China, India, and Iran.

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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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region list. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 877 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 Saudi Arabia, China, and Venezuela come to WIT to study.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2,801 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

Merrimack College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 909 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.9% are international. Students studying at Merrimack come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 16.6% are international. Students studying at Pine Manor come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Venezuela.

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