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2021 Best Colleges in Texas for Students from Russia

10 Colleges
$38,064 Avg Tuition & Fees*
51% 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. 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 Russian Students in Texas ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for Russian students in Texas. 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 Texas for Students from Russia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school for Russian students in Texas working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 13,409 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.4% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Texas A&M College Station are China, India, 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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Rice University
Houston, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,364 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 23.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Rice are China, India, and South Korea.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 10,592 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Austin are 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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A rank of #4 on our list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for Russian students in Texas working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2,105 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.0% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to SMU to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,825 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 14.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as India, China, and Taiwan come to UT Dallas to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of Houston did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,890 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UH come from such countries as India, China, and Vietnam.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Texas. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,396 students in 2020-2021.

Around 4.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at TCU are Vietnam, China, and India.

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

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Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large public school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6,884 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Texas Tech are India, China, and Bangladesh.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Russian Students in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8,156 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, China, and Saudi Arabia come to UNT to study.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Russian Students in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 8,852 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Arlington are India, China, and Nepal.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.

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