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

14 Colleges
$47,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
68% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Norwegian Students in the New England Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 14 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for Norwegian students in the New England Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Norway

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Northeastern University the best school for Norwegian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 29.2% of the total student body at the school. 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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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 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 from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Harvard to study.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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 Norwegian students in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 29.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to MIT to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian students in the New England Region list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.6% are international. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as 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.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Norwegian students in the New England Region. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,431 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 21.1% are international. Students studying at Yale come from such countries as China, Canada, and India.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region ranking. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,987 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 17.7% of the total student population at the school is international. 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.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Middlebury is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 756 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 10.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and United Kingdom come to Middlebury to study.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Clark University
Worcester, MA

Clark University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 26.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Clark are China, India, and Vietnam.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Berklee College of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region list. Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,313 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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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Saint Michael’s College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Colchester, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 394 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.8% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Saint Michael’s come from such countries as Japan, China, and Colombia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school awarded 3,855 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at URI are China, India, and South Korea.

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With a ranking of #12, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,013 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.7% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at ECSU are China, Norway, and Saudi Arabia.

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University of Bridgeport landed the #13 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 689 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.8% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to UBridgeport to study.

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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Norwegian Students in the New England Region list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 15,591 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 0.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to SNHU to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 14 schools only.

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