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2021 Best Colleges in Iowa for Students from Malaysia

5 Colleges
$31,325 Avg Tuition & Fees*
48% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Malaysian Students in Iowa ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for Malaysian students in Iowa. 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 Iowa for Students from Malaysia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for Malaysian students in Iowa in this year’s ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,998 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Malaysia come to Iowa State to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 838 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Drake come from such countries as Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Drake University Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Iowa is a great place for Malaysian students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Iowa to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Iowa Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Malaysian students in Iowa list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.5% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico come to UNI to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Northern Iowa Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 1,084 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UIU are Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Nigeria.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 schools only.

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