by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for Bangladeshi students in Texas. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality 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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See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
The University of Texas at Dallas tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Bangladeshi students in Texas. This large public school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4,825 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 14.5% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Dallas are India, China, and Taiwan.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi students in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13,409 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 6.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Texas A&M College Station to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 6,884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 5.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Bangladesh come to Texas Tech to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi students in Texas list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10,592 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 China, India, and South Korea come to UT Austin to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Bangladeshi students in Texas. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,364 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 23.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Rice come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8,890 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 7.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UH are India, China, and Vietnam.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2,105 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 9.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at SMU are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Baylor University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,730 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 4.8% are international. Students studying at Baylor come from such countries as China, Nigeria, and South Korea.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 8,852 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 8.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Arlington are India, China, and Nepal.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8,156 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 7.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to UNT to study.
Texas State University landed the #11 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,822 students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 1.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Mexico come to Texas State to study.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1,603 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 3.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UH Clear Lake are India, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the large public school awarded 6,440 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 2.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UTSA come from such countries as India, Mexico, and China.
Lamar University landed the #14 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,890 students in 2020-2021.
Around 2.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Lamar University come from such countries as India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,193 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
International students make up 7.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia come to Texas A&M Kingsville to study.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas ranking. This large public school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 3,981 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 5.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UTEP are Mexico, Kuwait, and India.
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,039 students in 2020-2021.
Around 2.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, Nepal, and Nigeria come to UT Tyler to study.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, the fairly large public school handed out 2,108 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 4.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Texas A&M Commerce come from such countries as India, South Korea, and Nigeria.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,474 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 2.2% are international. Students from as far away as Nigeria, India, and Jamaica come to PVAMU to study.
With a ranking of #20, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Bangladeshi Students in Texas. Located in Houston, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 928 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 3.6% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Kuwait come to TSU to study.
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 20 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.