2021 Best Colleges in Utah for Students from Saudi Arabia

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Saudi Arabian Students in Utah ranking.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for Saudi Arabian students in Utah. 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 Utah for Students from Saudi Arabia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

$28,345 Avg Tuition & Fees

7.2% International Students

University of Utah tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Saudi Arabian students in Utah. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 5,437 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at U of U are China, India, and South Korea.

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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2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

$23,435 Avg Tuition & Fees

1.3% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Saudi Arabian students in Utah. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 4,341 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at USU are China, India, and South Korea.

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT

$20,542 Avg Tuition & Fees

3.8% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Saudi Arabian students in Utah. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the fairly large public school handed out 1,387 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Southern Utah University are China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.