2021 Best Colleges in the Southwest Region for Students from Iran
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International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
We analyzed 26 colleges and universities across the Southwest Region to determine which were the best for Iranian students in the Southwest Region. 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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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for Students from Iran
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for Iranian students in the Southwest Region in this year’s ranking. 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 studying at Texas A&M College Station come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,825 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 14.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Taiwan come to UT Dallas to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian students in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14,829 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Of the total number of students at the school, 10.4% are international. Students studying at ASU - Tempe come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian students in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,364 students in 2020-2021.
Around 23.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Rice to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, the large public school awarded 10,592 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 8.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UT Austin come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2,105 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 9.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at SMU come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Houston landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8,890 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the large public school handed out 5,069 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 5.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at University of Oklahoma come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 794 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 10.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at University of Tulsa are China, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the large public school handed out 8,117 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 6.7% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to University of Arizona to study.
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Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 5.2% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Bangladesh come to Texas Tech 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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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 4,913 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 5.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at OSU come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region ranking. This large public school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 8,852 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 8.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Arlington are India, China, and Nepal.
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With a ranking of #14, Baylor University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,730 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 4.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Baylor come from such countries as China, Nigeria, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,294 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 4.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNM are China, India, and Nepal.
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With a ranking of #16, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8,156 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 7.5% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to UNT to study.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1,603 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 3.8% are international. Students studying at UH Clear Lake come from such countries as India, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 225 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 4.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Nepal come to New Mexico Tech to study.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 5.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at NMSU Main Campus are Kuwait, Mexico, and India.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6,440 bachelor’s degrees 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.
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Texas State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7,822 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 1.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Texas State are India, China, and Mexico.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #22 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. Northern Arizona University is a large public school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 6,331 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 Kuwait, China, and Saudi Arabia come to NAU to study.
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With a ranking of #23, Lamar University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. 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.
Of the total number of students at the school, 2.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Lamar University are India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,193 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 7.3% are international. Students from as far away as India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia come to Texas A&M Kingsville to study.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #25 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian Students in the Southwest Region. Located in El Paso, Texas, the large public school handed out 3,981 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 Mexico, Kuwait, and India come to UTEP to study.
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