2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Jordan
6
Colleges
$28,988
Avg Tuition & Fees*
57%
Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Jordanian Students in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 6 colleges and universities across Pennsylvania to determine which were the best for Jordanian students in Pennsylvania. 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.
See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.
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Top Value Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Jordan
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best affordable school for Jordanian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,834 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 4.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at IUP come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, India, and China. International students at IUP can expect to pay, on average, about $18,897 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $18,207 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg landed the #2 spot on the list.
The top three countries sending students to study at Penn State Harrisburg are China, India, and South Korea.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 5,522 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 8.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Pitt are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Pitt is about $35,394 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $42,024 per year.
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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A rank of #4 on our list means Gannon University is a great place for Jordanian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Gannon University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 611 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 8.3% are international. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and China come to Gannon to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Gannon runs, on average, about $35,541. Graduate students pay around $20,660 a year in average tuition and fees.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 16,675 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 10.3% of the total student population at the school is international. International students at Penn State University Park can expect to pay, on average, about $25,574 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $39,778 a year in average tuition and fees.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Jordanian Students in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,953 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 37.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Carnegie Mellon to study. International students at Carnegie Mellon can expect to pay, on average, about $58,524 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $47,347 per year.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Report
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