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2021 Best Colleges for International Students in Rhode Island

9 Colleges
$44,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
63% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for International Students in Rhode Island ranking.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for international students in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island for International Students

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Our 2021 rankings named Brown University the best school for international students in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,987 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 17.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Brown come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #2 spot on the list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 438 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 34.8% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at RISD come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Canada.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 884 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Bryant to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Providence College
Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for international students in Rhode Island list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1,173 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Canada, Vietnam, and Ireland come to Providence to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for international students in Rhode Island. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 956 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.9% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and Dominican Republic come to RWU to study.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in Rhode Island. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,855 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 2.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to URI to study.

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Salve Regina University landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in Rhode Island. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 556 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Japan, and El Salvador come to Salve Regina to study.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in Rhode Island. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,075 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at JWU Providence are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for international Students in Rhode Island ranking, coming in at #9. RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,463 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 0.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Nigeria, Brazil, and Italy come to RIC to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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