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2021 Best Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from Russia

18 Colleges
$50,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
69% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 18 schools in Massachusetts, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Russian students in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts for Students from Russia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best school for Russian students in Massachusetts in this year’s ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 29.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Northeastern are China, India, and Taiwan.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Russian students in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Boston U to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Out of the 18 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to MIT to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,618 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 22.9% are international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Harvard to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Russian students in Massachusetts list. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,123 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 17.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Bentley are China, India, and Venezuela.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA

With a ranking of #6, Babson College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 607 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 25.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Babson College come from such countries as India, China, and Thailand.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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With a ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,143 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 14.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at WPI come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.

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

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the large public school handed out 6,844 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMass Amherst to study.

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

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Clark University
Worcester, MA

With a ranking of #9, Clark University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 26.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Vietnam come to Clark to study.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Brandeis University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,396 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 24.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Brandeis come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #11. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3,208 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and Spain come to Boston College to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

With a ranking of #12, Tufts University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,829 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 12.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Tufts come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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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Emerson College
Boston, MA

With a ranking of #13, Emerson College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,005 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Emerson come from such countries as China, Taiwan, and India.

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Suffolk University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,159 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Suffolk come from such countries as China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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Berklee College of Music landed the #15 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,313 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 25.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Berklee College of Music are 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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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,168 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 5.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UMass Lowell are India, China, and Vietnam.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school awarded 2,801 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UMass Boston are China, India, and South Korea.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #18 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Massachusetts. This medium-sized public school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,327 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Pakistan come to UMass Dartmouth to study.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 18 schools only.

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