2021 Best Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Mexican Students in District of Columbia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for Mexican students in District of Columbia. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

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Top Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Mexico

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

$59,957 Avg Tuition & Fees

17.7% International Students

Georgetown University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Mexican students in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,120 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 17.7% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Georgetown to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

$57,984 Avg Tuition & Fees

12.3% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 12.3% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to GWU to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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3

American University
Washington, DC

$51,334 Avg Tuition & Fees

12.9% International Students

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2,109 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 12.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at The American University come from such countries as China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

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4

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

$52,156 Avg Tuition & Fees

8.6% International Students

A rank of #4 on our list means Catholic University of America is a great place for Mexican students in District of Columbia working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 884 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.6% are international. Students studying at CUA come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and China.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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