2021 Best Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Jamaica

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 Jamaican Students in North Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across North Carolina to determine which were the best for Jamaican students in North Carolina. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC

$18,944 Avg Tuition & Fees

0.6% International Students

Johnson C Smith University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Jamaican students in North Carolina. JCSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 227 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at JCSU come from such countries as Jamaica, South Africa, and Canada.

Full Johnson C Smith University Report

2

Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC

$16,896 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.2% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Saint Augustine’s University is a great place for Jamaican students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. SAU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 2.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at SAU come from such countries as Bahamas, Jamaica, and Barbados.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.