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2021 Best Colleges in Florida for Students from Sri Lanka

8 Colleges
$31,994 Avg Tuition & Fees*
50% 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 Sri Lankan Students in Florida ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 8 colleges and universities across Florida to determine which were the best for Sri Lankan students in Florida. 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 Florida for Students from Sri Lanka

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Our 2021 rankings named University of Miami the best school for Sri Lankan students in Florida working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 3,348 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.3% are international. Students from as far away as China, Kuwait, and Venezuela come to U Miami to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Florida is a great place for Sri Lankan students in Florida working on their bachelor’s degree. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,775 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UF are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Sri Lankan students in Florida list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,333 students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at USF Tampa are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Sri Lankan students in Florida. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15,189 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to UCF to study.

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

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Sri Lankan students in Florida. Located in Melbourne, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 747 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 20.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to Florida Tech to study.

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The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 2,067 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 7.2% are international. Students studying at UT come from such countries as Kuwait, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Florida. Lynn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 445 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 16.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Venezuela, Brazil, and Colombia come to Lynn University Fighting Knights to study.

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Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Florida. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, the large public school awarded 5,986 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.8% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Brazil come to FAU to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.

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