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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Iowa for Students from Hong Kong

3 Colleges
$24,627 Avg Tuition & Fees*
51% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Hong Kongese Students in Iowa ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for Hong Kongese students in Iowa. 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 value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Value Colleges in Iowa for Students from Hong Kong

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best affordable school for Hong Kongese students in Iowa in this year’s ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,998 students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Iowa State come from such countries as China, India, and Malaysia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Iowa State is about $25,446 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $26,948 a year in average tuition and fees.

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

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Iowa are China, South Korea, and India. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Iowa runs, on average, about $31,905. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $31,012 per year.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Maharishi International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 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. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at MIU runs, on average, about $16,530. Graduate students pay around $32,530 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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