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2021 Best Colleges in Washington for Students from South Korea

10 Colleges
$38,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*
53% 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 South Korean Students in Washington ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 10 schools in Washington, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for South Korean students in Washington. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Washington for Students from South Korea

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for South Korean students in Washington in this year’s ranking. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,451 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 16.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UW Seattle are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for South Korean students in Washington. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,226 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.2% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to Wazzu to study.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 1,446 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 9.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Seattle U come from such countries as China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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4

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for South Korean students in Washington. SPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 689 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at SPU are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 3,630 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 0.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Japan, China, and South Korea come to WWU to study.

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With a ranking of #6, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Washington. Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,435 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Gonzaga are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and China.

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

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Whitworth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Washington list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Whitworth are Nigeria, South Korea, and Mongolia.

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Pacific Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Washington list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 604 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.7% are international. Students studying at PLU come from such countries as Norway, China, and Vietnam.

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With a ranking of #9, Northwest University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Washington. Located in Kirkland, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 230 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Northwest University to study.

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Central Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Washington ranking. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, the fairly large public school awarded 3,157 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.7% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at CWU are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.

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