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2021 Best Colleges in North Carolina for Students from South Korea

11 Colleges
$36,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
56% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 South Korean Students in North Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 11 schools in North Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for South Korean students in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina for Students from South Korea

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Our 2021 rankings named Duke University the best school for South Korean students in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,319 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 18.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Duke are China, India, and South Korea.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 6,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.1% of the total student body at the school. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean students in North Carolina list. This large public school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 6,496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UNC Chapel Hill to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean students in North Carolina list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,472 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Wake Forest University are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Davidson College
Davidson, NC

Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Davidson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 598 students in 2020-2021.

Around 7.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Davidson come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Greece.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 6,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNC Charlotte are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 3,694 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to UNC Greensboro to study.

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East Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina ranking. This large public school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5,233 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at ECU are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 4,021 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Japan, China, and India come to UNCW to study.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 883 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.6% are international. Students from as far away as India, Sweden, and Spain come to Campbell to study.

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for South Korean Students in North Carolina ranking. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 355 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, India, and Swaziland come to Methodist to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 11 schools only.

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