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2021 Best Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Kenya

8 Colleges
$22,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
37% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Tennessee ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for Kenyan students in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee for Students from Kenya

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school for Kenyan students in Tennessee working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2,365 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.3% are international. Students studying at Vanderbilt come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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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Union University
Jackson, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan students in Tennessee list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 523 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Union come from such countries as South Korea, Brazil, and Kenya.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan students in Tennessee list. Tennessee Technological University is a medium-sized public school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 1,905 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.5% are international. Students studying at Tennessee Tech University come from such countries as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and India.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kenyan students in Tennessee. This large public school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 3,926 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Middle Tennessee State University come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kenyan students in Tennessee. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,273 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.9% are international. Students studying at UofM come from such countries as India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

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East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, the fairly large public school awarded 2,676 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at ETSU are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and China.

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The University of Tennessee - Martin did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #7. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 1,066 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 0.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and Japan come to UT Martin to study.

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Austin Peay State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Kenyan Students in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,588 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Austin Peay State University are Canada, South Korea, and Germany.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.

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