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2021 Best Colleges in California for Students from Ghana

4 Colleges
$54,343 Avg Tuition & Fees*
80% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Ghanaian Students in California ranking.

After analyzing 4 schools in California, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ghanaian students in California. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Colleges in California for Students from Ghana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Stanford University the best school for Ghanaian students in California working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Stanford, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,511 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 23.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Stanford come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

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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Pomona College
Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pomona College. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian students in California list. Pomona is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 395 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 11.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Pomona to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ghanaian students in California list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5,745 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 22.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to USC to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10,102 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 13.8% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UCLA come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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

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