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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Kentucky for Students from United Arab Emirates

3 Colleges
$22,491 Avg Tuition & Fees*
28% 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. 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 Emirati Students in Kentucky ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for Emirati students in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky for Students from United Arab Emirates

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Emirati students in Kentucky. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 2,289 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, India, and China come to NKU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at NKU is about $20,448 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $15,594 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,456 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Eastern are Saudi Arabia, India, and United Arab Emirates. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Eastern runs, on average, about $20,024. Graduate students pay around $13,800 a year in average tuition and fees.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati students in Kentucky list. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,055 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and India come to WKU to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at WKU runs, on average, about $27,000. Graduate students pay around $18,340 a year in average tuition and fees.

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

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