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2021 Best Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Italy

3 Colleges
$33,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
54% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. 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 Italian Students in Tennessee ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for Italian students in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee for Students from Italy

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Vanderbilt University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Italian students in Tennessee. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2,365 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Vanderbilt to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Italian students in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5,356 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Knoxville are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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 East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Italian students in Tennessee list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, the fairly large public school awarded 2,676 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 2.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and China come to ETSU to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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