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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Indonesia

12 Colleges
$41,282 Avg Tuition & Fees*
56% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 12 colleges and universities across Illinois to determine which were the best for Indonesian students in Illinois. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Indonesia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for Indonesian students in Illinois in this year’s ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 9,305 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UIUC come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Indonesian students in Illinois. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,722 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 16.3% are international. Students studying at Northwestern come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian students in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 26.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UChicago to study.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian students in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 620 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 33.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Spain come to Illinois Tech to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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A rank of #5 on our list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for Indonesian students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UIC are India, China, and Iran.

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Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 661 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 5.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Wheaton College Illinois come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Philippines.

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

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DePaul University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,335 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.1% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at DePaul come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #8, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3,353 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Loyola Chicago come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #9, School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 588 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 30.8% are international. Students studying at School of the Art Institute of Chicago come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #10 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 3,080 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to NIU to study.

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Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 820 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Roosevelt are China, India, and Taiwan.

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Columbia College Chicago ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,335 students in 2020-2021.

Around 3.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Columbia to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 12 schools only.

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