2021 Best Colleges in Virginia for Students from Ukraine

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Virginia ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Virginia to determine which were the best for Ukrainian students in Virginia. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Virginia for Students from Ukraine

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

$36,579 Avg Tuition & Fees

7.2% International Students

George Mason University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Ukrainian students in Virginia. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6,388 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 7.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to GMU to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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2

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA

$30,672 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #2 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Wise, Virginia, and it awarded 235 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The top three countries sending students to study at UVa - Wise are Ukraine, Brazil, and China.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.