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2021 Best Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from Italy

17 Colleges
$50,088 Avg Tuition & Fees*
68% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for Italian students in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts for Students from Italy

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for Italian students in Massachusetts in this year’s ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1,618 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 22.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Harvard to study.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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A rank of #2 on our list means Northeastern University is a great place for Italian students in Massachusetts working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,358 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.2% are international. Students studying at Northeastern come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,788 students in 2020-2021.

Around 24.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.1% are international. Students studying at MIT come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 17 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #5 spot on the list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,208 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Boston College are China, South Korea, and Spain.

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

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA

Babson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts list. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 607 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 25.5% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Babson College are India, China, and Thailand.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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With a ranking of #7, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,396 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 24.7% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Brandeis are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Berklee College of Music did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,313 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 25.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Berklee College of Music are China, South Korea, and Canada.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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Bentley University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,123 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 17.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Venezuela come to Bentley to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #10. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,829 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 12.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Tufts 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 92%.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,844 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMass Amherst come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Emerson College
Boston, MA

With a ranking of #12, Emerson College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,005 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 11.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Emerson are China, Taiwan, and India.

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Suffolk University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #13. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,159 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Suffolk are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 877 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at WIT come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and Venezuela.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #15 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school handed out 2,801 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.5% are international. Students studying at UMass Boston come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #16. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 909 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to Merrimack to study.

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Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Italian Students in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #17. Pine Manor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 49 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 16.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and Venezuela come to Pine Manor to study.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 17 schools only.

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