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2021 Best Colleges in Kansas for Students from Canada

9 Colleges
$28,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
34% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. 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 Canadian Students in Kansas ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for Canadian students in Kansas. 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 quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Kansas for Students from Canada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named University of Kansas the best school for Canadian students in Kansas working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school handed out 4,600 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at KU are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,967 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 5.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and India come to K -State to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Benedictine College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Canadian students in Kansas. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 487 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 1.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Benedictine College are Japan, China, and Canada.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, the fairly large public school handed out 2,550 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at WSU come from such countries as India, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Newman University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 309 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada come to Newman University to study.

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McPherson College
McPherson, KS

McPherson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Kansas list. McPherson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Congo, Germany, and United Kingdom come to McPherson College to study.

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With a ranking of #7, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Kansas. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,223 students in 2020-2021.

Around 28.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at FHSU are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

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Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS

Tabor College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Kansas list. Tabor is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 4.8% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Tabor are Canada, Brazil, and Bahamas.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Canadian Students in Kansas ranking. Olathe, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 428 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Kenya, Brazil, and Chile come to MNU to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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