2021 Best Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Kenya

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in New Jersey ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for Kenyan students in New Jersey. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Kenya

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

$56,010 Avg Tuition & Fees

23.2% International Students

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for Kenyan students in New Jersey in this year’s ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,175 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 23.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Princeton to study.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

$33,005 Avg Tuition & Fees

11.4% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,803 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Rutgers New Brunswick to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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3

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

$21,418 Avg Tuition & Fees

1.8% International Students

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, the large public school awarded 3,771 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Montclair State are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

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4

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

$38,074 Avg Tuition & Fees

4.1% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 734 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.1% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to FDU to study.

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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.

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.