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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Kenya

6 Colleges
$40,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
64% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Illinois ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 6 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Kenyan students in Illinois. 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 Illinois for Students from Kenya

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for Kenyan students in Illinois in this year’s ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,722 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 16.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Northwestern to study.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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2

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Principia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kenyan students in Illinois. Principia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elsah, Illinois. It awarded 102 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 20.9% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Principia are Kenya, Canada, and Brazil.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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3

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan students in Illinois list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,305 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 19.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UIUC are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kenyan students in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,335 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.1% are international. Students studying at DePaul come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,353 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.8% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Loyola Chicago are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Illinois. This large public school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 4,745 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.6% are international. Students from as far away as India, Panama, and China come to Illinois State to study.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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