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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Ukraine

7 Colleges
$44,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
59% 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 Ukrainian Students in Illinois ranking.

After analyzing 7 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ukrainian students in Illinois. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Ukraine

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school for Ukrainian students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 620 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 33.9% are international. Students studying at Illinois Tech come from such countries as China, India, and Spain.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,163 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 26.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UChicago are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, 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 Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Illinois. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,722 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 16.3% are international. Students studying at Northwestern come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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A rank of #4 on our list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for Ukrainian students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Champaign, Illinois, the large public school handed out 9,305 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 19.2% are 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 94%.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.4% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UIC are India, China, and Iran.

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DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,335 students in 2020-2021.

Around 5.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at DePaul come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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Roosevelt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 820 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.0% are international. Students studying at Roosevelt come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 schools only.

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