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2021 Best Colleges in Kentucky for Students from Japan

6 Colleges
$26,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
40% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

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 Japanese Students in Kentucky ranking.

After analyzing 6 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Japanese students in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky for Students from Japan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for Japanese students in Kentucky in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 5,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UK are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Centre College
Danville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 407 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Vietnam, and Japan come to Centre College of Kentucky to study.

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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Japanese students in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 1,603 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.2% are international. Students studying at Murray State come from such countries as India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the #4 spot on the list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 475 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 45.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Campbellsville University are India, China, and Japan.

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A rank of #5 on our list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for Japanese students in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 3,055 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.5% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at WKU are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

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University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Japanese Students in Kentucky. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 799 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.6% are international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Bangladesh come to Cumberlands to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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