2021 Best Colleges in Maryland for Students from Japan
9
Colleges
$40,338
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 has developed its Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Maryland ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 9 schools in Maryland, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Japanese students in Maryland. 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 Maryland for Students from Japan
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Johns Hopkins University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Japanese students in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,847 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 19.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Johns Hopkins come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
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 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8,838 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Around 10.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMCP to study.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the fairly large public school awarded 2,725 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 8.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMBC are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
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 Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington College landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chestertown, Maryland that handed out 357 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 3.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Japan come to Washington College to study.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 899 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 1.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Spain, India, and China come to Loyola Maryland to study.
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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Salisbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Maryland ranking. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,887 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 0.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Salisbury are China, South Korea, and Nigeria.
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Towson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Maryland list. Located in Towson, Maryland, the large public school awarded 4,791 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 1.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Towson come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.
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Goucher College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 336 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 1.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as United Kingdom, China, and Ghana come to Goucher to study.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Maryland ranking, coming in at #9. NDMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 222 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 0.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at NDMU are Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Taiwan.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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