2021 Best Colleges in North Carolina for Students from Russia

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Russian Students in North Carolina ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in North Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Russian students in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina for Students from Russia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

$60,244 Avg Tuition & Fees

18.3% International Students

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for Russian students in North Carolina in this year’s ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,319 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 18.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Duke come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

$36,891 Avg Tuition & Fees

6.1% International Students

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 6,496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNC Chapel Hill are China, India, and South Korea.

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

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

$29,916 Avg Tuition & Fees

9.1% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Russian students in North Carolina list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 6,377 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at NC State are India, China, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC

$33,346 Avg Tuition & Fees

7.6% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina Wesleyan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Russian students in North Carolina. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 441 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.6% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at North Carolina Wesleyan College are Nepal, Argentina, and Venezuela.

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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.