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2021 Best Colleges in Virginia for Students from Sri Lanka

6 Colleges
$36,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
52% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Virginia ranking.

Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for Sri Lankan students in Virginia. 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 Virginia for Students from Sri Lanka

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school for Sri Lankan students in Virginia working on their bachelor’s degree. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,493 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.4% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to University of Virginia to study.

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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Virginia Tech crest
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Sri Lankan students in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7,699 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 9.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Virginia Tech to study.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,388 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at GMU come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Sri Lankan students in Virginia. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,512 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 3.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at VCU are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Sri Lankan students in Virginia. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 4,024 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Old Dominion are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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Hampton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Virginia list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 659 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.8% are international. Students studying at Hampton come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and Sri Lanka.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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