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2021 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Indonesia

9 Colleges
$33,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*
58% 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 Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania for Students from Indonesia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Carnegie Mellon University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,953 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 37.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Carnegie Mellon are China, India, and South Korea.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,499 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 19.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UPenn come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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A rank of #3 on our list means Pennsylvania State University - University Park is a great place for Indonesian students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Penn State University Park is located in University Park, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16,675 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 10.3% of the total student body at the school.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5,522 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 8.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to Pitt to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,440 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.4% are international. Students studying at Drexel come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a large public school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.8% are international. Students studying at Temple come from such countries as China, India, and Kuwait.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania.

The top three countries sending students to study at Penn State Harrisburg are China, India, and South Korea.

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With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania.

Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Penn State Erie to study.

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Indonesian Students in Pennsylvania. Eastern University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 368 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.6% are international. Students from as far away as South Korea, China, and Malawi come to EU to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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