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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Singapore

8 Colleges
$44,917 Avg Tuition & Fees*
60% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Illinois ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for Singaporean students in Illinois. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Singapore

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for Singaporean students in Illinois in this year’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,163 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 26.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UChicago come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Singaporean students in Illinois. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2,722 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 16.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Northwestern are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 9,305 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 19.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UIUC are China, India, 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.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 620 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 33.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Illinois Tech come from such countries as China, India, and Spain.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean students in Illinois list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 661 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.7% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Wheaton College Illinois are China, South Korea, and Philippines.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Illinois ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 588 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 30.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are China, South Korea, and India.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large public school handed out 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.4% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Iran come to UIC to study.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia College Chicago did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Illinois. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1,335 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Columbia to study.

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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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