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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Peru

6 Colleges
$39,723 Avg Tuition & Fees*
60% 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 Peruvian Students in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 6 schools in Pennsylvania, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value 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 Value Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Peru

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania.

The top three countries sending students to study at Penn State Harrisburg are China, India, and South Korea.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,522 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Pitt come from such countries as 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania list. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 16,675 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.3% of the total student body at the school. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Penn State University Park runs, on average, about $25,574. 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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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,440 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Drexel are China, India, and Vietnam. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Drexel runs, on average, about $57,136. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $37,074 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Peruvian students in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 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. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon is about $58,524 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $47,347 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Peruvian Students in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,499 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 19.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UPenn come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. International students at UPenn can expect to pay, on average, about $61,710 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $42,932 a year in average tuition and fees.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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