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2021 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Ukraine

7 Colleges
$44,558 Avg Tuition & Fees*
57% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Pennsylvania ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania for Students from Ukraine

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania in this year’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,499 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UPenn 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 95%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,953 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 37.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Carnegie Mellon to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,440 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Vietnam come to Drexel to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 6,572 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.8% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Kuwait come to Temple to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pennsylvania State University - University Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State University - University Park is a large public school located in University Park, Pennsylvania that handed out 16,675 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.3% of the total student population at the school is international.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5,522 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Pitt come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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

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Thomas Jefferson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Pennsylvania ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Thomas Jefferson University are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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

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