2021 Best Colleges in Iowa for Students from Kuwait

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 Kuwaiti Students in Iowa ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 2 schools in Iowa, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Kuwaiti students in Iowa. 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 Iowa for Students from Kuwait

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$25,446 Avg Tuition & Fees

8.1% International Students

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for Kuwaiti students in Iowa in this year’s ranking. Located in Ames, Iowa, the large public school awarded 6,998 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Malaysia come to Iowa State to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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2

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

$33,570 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.3% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 626 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at St. Ambrose University are Saudi Arabia, India, and United Kingdom.

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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.