2021 Best Affordable Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Australia

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Australian Students in District of Columbia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for Australian students in District of Columbia. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Australia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

American University
Washington, DC

$51,334 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

12.9% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named American University the best affordable school for Australian students in District of Columbia working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2,109 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 12.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and India come to The American University to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at The American University is about $51,334 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $38,456 per year.

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2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

$57,984 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

12.3% International Students

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 12.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to GWU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at GWU is about $57,984 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $32,904 a year in average tuition and fees.

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

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3

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

$59,957 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

17.7% International Students

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2,120 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 17.7% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Georgetown are China, India, and South Korea. International students at Georgetown can expect to pay, on average, about $59,957 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $55,128 per year.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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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