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2021 Best Colleges in New Jersey for Students from Iran

5 Colleges
$42,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
51% 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 Iranian Students in New Jersey ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for Iranian students in New Jersey. 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 New Jersey for Students from Iran

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the best school for Iranian students in New Jersey working on their bachelor’s degree. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 768 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 27.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Stevens are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,175 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 23.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Princeton to study.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,803 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 11.4% are international. Students studying at Rutgers New Brunswick come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Iranian students in New Jersey list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,863 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 14.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at NJIT are India, China, and Taiwan.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Iranian students in New Jersey. Located in Newark, New Jersey, the fairly large public school handed out 2,346 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 11.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Rutgers Newark are China, India, and South Korea.

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

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