2021 Best Affordable Colleges in West Virginia for Students from Kuwait

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 West Virginia ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 3 schools in West Virginia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Kuwaiti students in West Virginia. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

Get more details on 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 West Virginia for Students from Kuwait

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

$25,824 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.4% International Students

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best affordable school for Kuwaiti students in West Virginia in this year’s ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the large public school awarded 4,540 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 5.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at WVU are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and China. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at WVU runs, on average, about $25,824. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $26,676 per year.

Full West Virginia University Report

2

West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV

$19,296 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.3% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Kuwaiti students in West Virginia list. West Virginia University Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 218 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at West Virginia University Tech are Spain, Brazil, and Australia. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at West Virginia University Tech runs, on average, about $19,296.

Full West Virginia University Institute of Technology Report

3

Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV

$17,150 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.7% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fairmont State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Kuwaiti students in West Virginia. Fairmont State is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 695 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.7% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Brazil come to Fairmont State to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Fairmont State runs, on average, about $17,150. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $17,150 per year.

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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.