2021 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Malaysia
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Colleges
$32,621
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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 Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Malaysian students in Pennsylvania. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.
See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.
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Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Malaysia
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school for Malaysian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3,499 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 19.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UPenn to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,953 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 37.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Carnegie Mellon are China, India, and South Korea.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pennsylvania State University - University Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Malaysian students in Pennsylvania. Penn State University Park is a large public school situated in University Park, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16,675 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 10.3% are international.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Malaysian students in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3,440 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 9.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Drexel are China, India, and Vietnam.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,572 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 5.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Temple are China, India, and Kuwait.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #6, Messiah University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 654 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 2.8% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Messiah are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.
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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 5,522 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 8.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Pitt are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
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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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania list.
The top three countries sending students to study at Penn State Harrisburg are China, India, and South Korea.
Full Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Report
Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9.
The top three countries sending students to study at Penn State Erie are China, India, and South Korea.
Full Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College Report
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,834 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Of the total number of students at the school, 4.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at IUP are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report
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