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2021 Best Colleges in Rhode Island for Students from China

7 Colleges
$45,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
66% 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 Chinese Students in Rhode Island ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for Chinese students in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island for Students from China

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Our 2021 rankings named Brown University the best school for Chinese students in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1,987 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.7% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Brown are China, India, and Canada.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Chinese students in Rhode Island list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 438 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 34.8% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at RISD are China, South Korea, and Canada.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Chinese students in Rhode Island list. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It awarded 884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Bryant to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Chinese students in Rhode Island list. This fairly large public school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3,855 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at URI are China, India, and South Korea.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Chinese students in Rhode Island list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,075 students in 2020-2021.

Around 5.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at JWU Providence come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #6, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Chinese Students in Rhode Island. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 956 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.9% are international. Students studying at RWU come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and Dominican Republic.

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Salve Regina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Chinese Students in Rhode Island list. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 1.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Japan, and El Salvador come to Salve Regina to study.

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Notes and References

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 schools only.

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