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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Connecticut for Students from Iran

4 Colleges
$51,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
75% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Value Colleges for Iranian Students in Connecticut ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Connecticut to determine which were the best for Iranian students in Connecticut. 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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Top Value Colleges in Connecticut for Students from Iran

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best affordable school for Iranian students in Connecticut in this year’s ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,991 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.1% are international. Students studying at UCONN come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. International students at UCONN can expect to pay, on average, about $41,192 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $42,237 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian students in Connecticut list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,055 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.4% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at University of New Haven are India, Saudi Arabia, and China. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at University of New Haven is about $42,898 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $18,070 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 1,039 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 Canada come to Wesleyan U to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Wesleyan U runs, on average, about $61,749. Graduate students pay around $61,469 a year in average tuition and fees.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian students in Connecticut list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 1,431 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 21.1% are international. Students studying at Yale come from such countries as China, Canada, and India. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Yale runs, on average, about $59,950. Graduate students pay around $45,700 a year in average tuition and fees.

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.

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

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