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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Jamaica

2 Colleges
$55,572 Avg Tuition & Fees*
61% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Jamaican Students in Illinois ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

After analyzing 2 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Jamaican students in Illinois. 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Illinois Institute of Technology tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Jamaican students in Illinois. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 620 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 33.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Spain come to Illinois Tech to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Jamaican students in Illinois. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,722 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 16.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Northwestern come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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