2021 Best Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Pakistan

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Pakistani Students in North Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 4 schools in North Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Pakistani students in North Carolina. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Pakistan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

$60,244 Avg Tuition & Fees

18.3% International Students

Duke University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Pakistani students in North Carolina. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 2,319 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 18.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Duke come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

$29,916 Avg Tuition & Fees

9.1% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means North Carolina State University is a great place for Pakistani students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 9.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at NC State are India, China, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

$36,891 Avg Tuition & Fees

6.1% International Students

A rank of #3 on our list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for Pakistani students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 6,496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNC Chapel Hill are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

$20,622 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.2% International Students

A rank of #4 on our list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for Pakistani students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 6,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to UNC Charlotte 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.