2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Maine for Students from Japan

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Japanese Students in Maine ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 2 schools in Maine, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Japanese students in Maine. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and overall quality.

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Top Value Colleges in Maine for Students from Japan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

$58,322 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

7.2% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named Bowdoin College the best affordable school for Japanese students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 7.2% are international. Students studying at Bowdoin come from such countries as China, Canada, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Bowdoin is about $58,322 a year, on average.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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2

Colby College
Waterville, ME

$61,220 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

8.6% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Colby College is a great place for Japanese students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 711 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 8.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Colby come from such countries as China, Canada, and India. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Colby runs, on average, about $61,220.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.