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2021 Best Colleges in Maine for Students from China

5 Colleges
$47,214 Avg Tuition & Fees*
64% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Chinese Students in Maine ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for Chinese 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 quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Maine for Students from China

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Colby College
Waterville, ME

Our 2021 rankings named Colby College the best school for Chinese students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Colby is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 711 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Colby are China, Canada, and India.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 564 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 7.9% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Bates are China, India, and Vietnam.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brunswick, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 619 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,012 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia come to UMaine to study.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,275 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.8% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Nepal, Canada, and China come to University of Southern Maine to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 schools only.

References

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