2021 Best Affordable Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Kuwait

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Kuwaiti Students in North Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for Kuwaiti students in North Carolina. 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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Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as quality or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.

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Top Value Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Kuwait

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

$20,622 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.2% International Students

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best affordable school for Kuwaiti students in North Carolina in this year’s ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 6,358 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.2% are international. Students studying at UNC Charlotte come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia. International students at UNC Charlotte can expect to pay, on average, about $20,622 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $21,147 per year.

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2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

$29,916 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

9.1% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kuwaiti students in North Carolina. This large public school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 6,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.1% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and South Korea come to NC State to study. International students at NC State can expect to pay, on average, about $29,916 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $29,690 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

$22,627 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.5% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kuwaiti students in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 3,694 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNC Greensboro are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. International students at UNC Greensboro can expect to pay, on average, about $22,627 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $21,983 a year in average tuition and fees.

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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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.