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

14 Colleges
$53,454 Avg Tuition & Fees*
78% 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. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 14 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for Dutch 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Netherlands

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 Dutch students in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,618 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 22.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Harvard are 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.2% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Taiwan come to Northeastern to study.

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch students in the New England Region list. 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.

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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch students in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,431 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 21.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Yale come from such countries as China, Canada, and India.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,208 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 10.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and Spain come to Boston College to study.

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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With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Boston U are China, India, and South Korea.

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 Boston University Report

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Dartmouth College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region list. 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.

International students make up 15.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Dartmouth to study.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Dartmouth College Report

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that 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 from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Brown to study.

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 Brown University Report

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With a ranking of #9, Bentley University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,123 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Venezuela come to Bentley to study.

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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University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. 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. Students studying at UCONN come from such countries as 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.

Full University of Connecticut Report

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME

With a ranking of #11, Bates College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lewiston, Maine, and it awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 7.9% are international. Students studying at Bates come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the large public school handed out 6,844 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMass Amherst come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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

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Berklee College of Music did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1,313 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 25.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Berklee College of Music are 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.

Full Berklee College of Music Report

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With a ranking of #14, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Dutch Students in the New England Region. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,075 students in 2020-2021.

Around 5.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at JWU Providence are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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