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2021 Best Colleges in Washington for Students from Vietnam

11 Colleges
$38,384 Avg Tuition & Fees*
52% 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 in Washington ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 11 schools in Washington, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Vietnamese students in Washington. 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 Washington for Students from Vietnam

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Vietnamese students in Washington. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,451 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 16.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UW Seattle to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Vietnamese students in Washington. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,446 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Seattle U are China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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3

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,226 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Wazzu are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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4

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Vietnamese students in Washington. Located in Spokane, Washington, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,435 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Gonzaga are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 345 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 10.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Whitman come from such countries as China, Canada, and Vietnam.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 689 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.4% are international. Students studying at SPU come from such countries as China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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7

Western Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,630 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.8% are international. Students studying at WWU come from such countries as Japan, China, and South Korea.

Full Western Washington University Report

8

Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 604 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.7% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at PLU are Norway, China, and Vietnam.

Full Pacific Lutheran University Report

9

Central Washington University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 3,157 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.7% are international. Students studying at CWU come from such countries as Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Full Central Washington University Report

10

Saint Martin’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington list. Located in Lacey, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 320 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.8% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Saint Martin’s are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

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With a ranking of #11, Eastern Washington University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Vietnamese Students in Washington. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 2,346 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.2% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Japan, and China come to EWU to study.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 11 schools only.

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