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2021 Best Colleges in Iowa for Students from Vietnam

9 Colleges
$37,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
60% 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 has developed its Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Iowa ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for Vietnamese students in Iowa. 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.

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Top Colleges in Iowa for Students from Vietnam

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Iowa State University the best school for Vietnamese students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State University is a large public school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 6,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Malaysia come to Iowa State to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grinnell College. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese students in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Grinnell, Iowa, and it awarded 496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.0% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Grinnell are China, India, and South Korea.

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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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese students in Iowa list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Iowa to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Luther College
Decorah, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese students in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 460 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Luther are Vietnam, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese students in Iowa list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 838 students in 2020-2021.

Around 2.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Drake are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

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

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Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

With a ranking of #6, Cornell College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Iowa. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 314 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Cornell College come from such countries as China, Vietnam, and Japan.

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University of Northern Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Iowa list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNI are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Northern Iowa Report

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Maharishi International University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Iowa, and it awarded 134 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 42.6% are international. Students studying at MIU come from such countries as Nepal, Ethiopia, and China.

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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Iowa ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 395 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. Students studying at Coe come from such countries as Japan, China, and Germany.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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