by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.
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See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg the best affordable school for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree.
Students studying at Penn State Harrisburg come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking.
Students studying at Penn State Erie come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
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A rank of #3 on our list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,522 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 8.4% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Pitt are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. International students at Pitt can expect to pay, on average, about $35,394 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $42,024 per year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,572 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. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Temple is about $30,602 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $24,812 a year in average tuition and fees.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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 Indonesian students in Pennsylvania. Penn State University Park is a public institution located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16,675 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 10.3% of the total student body at the school. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Penn State University Park is about $25,574 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $39,778 a year in average tuition and fees.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 368 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 2.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as South Korea, China, and Malawi come to EU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at EU is about $35,590 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $13,976 a year in average tuition and fees.
Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania list. 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.
Around 9.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Drexel come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam. International students at Drexel can expect to pay, on average, about $57,136 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $37,074 per year.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,953 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 37.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Carnegie Mellon are China, India, and South Korea. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon runs, on average, about $58,524. Graduate students pay around $47,347 a year in average tuition and fees.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #9, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania. 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. The top three countries sending students to study at UPenn are China, India, and South Korea. International students at UPenn can expect to pay, on average, about $61,710 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $42,932 a year in average tuition and fees.
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.
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.