2021 Best Colleges in the United States for Students from Vietnam
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$50,889Avg Tuition & Fees*
72%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 511 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Vietnamese students. 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 the U.S. for Students from Vietnam
Northeastern University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Vietnamese students. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,358 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 29.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Northeastern are China, India, and Taiwan.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Out of the 511 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school located in New York, New York that handed out 2,654 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 34.9% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Columbia to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,788 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 24.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Boston U 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%.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Vietnamese students. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,745 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 22.5% are international. Students studying at USC come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6,752 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 27.6% of the total student body at the school. 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 90%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,451 students in 2020-2021.
Around 16.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UW Seattle are China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Cornell University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,287 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 21.8% are international. Students studying at Cornell come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,414 students in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 10.0% are international. Students studying at UMN Twin Cities come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,523 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 16.2% of the total student population at the school is 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 96%.
University of California - San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,086 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 21.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UCSD come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 10,102 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 13.8% are international. Students studying at UCLA come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,305 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
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.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #13, Duke University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 2,319 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 18.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Duke are China, India, and South Korea.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking, coming in at #14. University of California - Irvine is a large public school located in Irvine, California that handed out 9,882 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 18.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UC Irvine are China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Rochester came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 2,035 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 30.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at University of Rochester are China, India, and South Korea.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Drexel University landed the #16 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3,440 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 9.4% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Vietnam come to Drexel to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #17, Stanford University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,511 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 23.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Stanford come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,499 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 19.5% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UPenn to study.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking. This large public school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 9,144 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 13.9% are international. Students studying at U-M come from such countries as 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.
With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 9,926 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 13.2% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UW - Madison to study.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Davis ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students list. University of California - Davis is a large public school located in Davis, California that handed out 9,846 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 17.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UC Davis 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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 29.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at MIT come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
With a ranking of #23, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,143 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 14.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at WPI come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 26.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UChicago to study.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Houston, Texas, the large public school awarded 8,890 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 7.0% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UH are India, China, and Vietnam.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
