2021 Best Colleges in Rhode Island for Students from Jamaica

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Jamaican Students in Rhode Island ranking.

After analyzing 2 schools in Rhode Island, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Jamaican students in Rhode Island. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Rhode Island for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

$47,782 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.6% International Students

Our analysis found Bryant University to be the best school for Jamaican students in Rhode Island in this year’s ranking. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Bryant are China, India, and Canada.

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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2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

$35,950 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.1% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,075 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.1% are international. Students studying at JWU Providence come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.