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2021 Best Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Nigeria

39 Colleges
$52,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
76% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 39 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for Nigerian students in the New England Region. 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.

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Top Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Nigeria

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best school for Nigerian students in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,358 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 29.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Northeastern are China, India, and Taiwan.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on our list means Harvard University is a great place for Nigerian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,618 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 22.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Harvard are China, Canada, and India.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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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Yale University
New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on our list means Yale University is a great place for Nigerian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,431 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 21.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Yale to study.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 24.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Nigerian students in the New England Region. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 29.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at MIT are China, India, and Canada.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1,396 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 24.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Brandeis to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,208 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Boston College are China, South Korea, and Spain.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,991 students in 2020-2021.

Around 13.1% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UCONN are China, India, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,384 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 15.6% are international. Students studying at Dartmouth come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

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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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,143 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 14.5% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Vietnam come to WPI to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,829 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 12.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Tufts are China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,844 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMass Amherst 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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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,987 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.7% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Brown to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brown University Report

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 3,168 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UMass Lowell come from such countries as India, China, and Vietnam.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

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Bentley University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,123 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.1% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Venezuela come to Bentley to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 628 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 26.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Mt. Holyoke come from such countries as China, Vietnam, and Pakistan.

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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Clark University
Worcester, MA

Clark University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 26.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Vietnam come to Clark to study.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Clark University Report

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Smith College
Northampton, MA

Smith College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 772 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Smith are China, South Korea, and Canada.

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.

Full Smith College Report

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Wellesley College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Wellesley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 739 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.5% are international. Students studying at Wellesley come from such countries as China, India, and Canada.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Wellesley College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #20, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 2,677 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.4% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UVM are China, Canada, and India.

Full University of Vermont Report

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Amherst College
Amherst, MA

Amherst College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 468 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Amherst come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Canada.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,343 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Iran come to UNH to study.

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

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

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With a ranking of #23, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,159 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 15.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam come to Suffolk to study.

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Providence College
Providence, RI

Providence College landed the #24 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,173 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Canada, Vietnam, and Ireland come to Providence to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Providence College

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in the New England Region list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,327 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students 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 UMass Dartmouth are India, China, and Pakistan.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.

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