2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Israel
6
Colleges
$48,455
Avg Tuition & Fees*
60%
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 Israeli Students in Illinois ranking is part of that endeavor.
After analyzing 6 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Israeli students in Illinois. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.
Find out more about our ranking methodology.
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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Israel
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Northwestern University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Israeli students in Illinois. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2,722 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 16.3% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Northwestern to study.
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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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 26.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UChicago are China, India, and South Korea.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for Israeli students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 studying at Illinois Tech come from such countries as China, India, and Spain.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 9,305 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 19.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UIUC 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 94%.
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A rank of #5 on our list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for Israeli students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large public school handed out 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 10.4% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Iran come to UIC to study.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Israeli Students in Illinois list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 588 bachelor’s degrees 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.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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