by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major” ranking.
South Asian Languages is the 367th most popular major in the country with 14 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in south asian languages. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in south asian languages.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south asian students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s south asian students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s south asian degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Read more about South Asian Languages at University of Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s south asian degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s south asian degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on South Asian Major list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s south asian degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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