2021 Best Colleges in the United States for Students from Taiwan
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 Taiwanese Students ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 371 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for Taiwanese students. 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 the U.S. for Students from Taiwan
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Our 2021 rankings named University of Southern California the best school for Taiwanese students working on their bachelor’s degree. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,337 students in 2018-2019.
International students make up 23.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at USC are China, India, and South Korea.
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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6,658 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 27.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to NYU to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. On top of its placing in this ranking, NYU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 371 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,127 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 32.5% are international. Students studying at Northeastern come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Northeastern also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese students list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2,702 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Around 36.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Columbia 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. Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Taiwanese students. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,848 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2018-2019.
Around 41.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Carnegie Mellon are China, India, and South Korea.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Carnegie Mellon also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. This large public school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 7,815 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 14.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at U-M 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. U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Boston University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,780 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 24.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Boston U are China, India, and South Korea.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 8,037 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 23.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UCSD 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. In addition to its great ranking here, UCSD is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,983 students in 2018-2019.
Around 22.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UIUC come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. In addition to its great ranking here, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 9,627 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 17.0% are international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to UC Berkeley to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,069 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 15.8% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UCLA come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,269 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 16.5% are international. Students studying at UW Seattle come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Cornell University landed the #13 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,145 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 22.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Cornell are China, India, and Canada.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,632 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Around 20.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UPenn come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of California - Irvine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,394 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 19.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UC Irvine to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UC Irvine is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - Davis ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,711 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Around 18.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UC Davis to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. UC Davis also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Northwestern University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking, coming in at #17. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,770 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 17.1% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Northwestern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #18, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 29.5% are international. Students studying at MIT come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #5 for overall quality in the United States.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 1,747 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Of the total number of students at the school, 20.0% are international. Students studying at Johns Hopkins come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. In addition to its great ranking here, Johns Hopkins is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Duke University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2,303 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 21.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Duke 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. In addition to its Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #2 for overall quality in the United States.
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With a ranking of #21, Stanford University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1,892 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 24.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Stanford are China, India, and Canada.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Stanford is in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #22 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. This large public school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8,915 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Around 14.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UW - Madison are China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Harvard University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,902 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 23.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Harvard come from such countries as China, Canada, and India.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #24 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4,225 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
International students make up 20.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UT Dallas come from such countries as India, China, and Taiwan.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UT Dallas is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2,407 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
Around 21.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to WUSTL to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. WUSTL also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Colleges in the United States for International Students
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| Rank | College | Location |
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| 51 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 52 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 53 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 54 | Pratt Institute - Main | Brooklyn, NY |
| 55 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 56 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
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These schools also performed well in our Best Colleges for Taiwanese Students ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ |
| 58 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 59 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
| 60 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 61 | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI |
| 62 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 63 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 64 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 65 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 66 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 67 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 69 | The New School | New York, NY |
| 70 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA |
| 71 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 73 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA |
| 74 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 75 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
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References
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