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2021 Best Colleges for International Students in New Hampshire

8 Colleges
$38,085 Avg Tuition & Fees*
58% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for International Students in New Hampshire ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for international students in New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire for International Students

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Dartmouth College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for international students in New Hampshire. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,384 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 15.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Dartmouth are China, India, and Canada.

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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2

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for international students in New Hampshire list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, the fairly large public school awarded 3,343 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Iran come to UNH to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

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St. Anselm College crest
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Anselm College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 563 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 0.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Vietnam, Canada, and United Kingdom come to St. Anselm College to study.

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 Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for international students in New Hampshire list. Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, New Hampshire. It awarded 184 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Colby - Sawyer come from such countries as Nepal, Vietnam, and Ethiopia.

Full Colby - Sawyer College Report

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Out of the 8 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Rivier University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 293 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students from as far away as India, Bangladesh, and China come to Rivier to study.

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6

Keene State College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in New Hampshire ranking, coming in at #6. Keene State College is a small public school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 842 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.4% are international. Students from as far away as Nepal, Bermuda, and Albania come to Keene State to study.

Full Keene State College Report

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 15,591 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at SNHU come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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Franklin Pierce University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in New Hampshire. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 331 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Franklin Pierce come from such countries as United Kingdom, Canada, and Brazil.

Full Franklin Pierce University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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

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