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2021 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Singapore

9 Colleges
$42,368 Avg Tuition & Fees*
65% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Pennsylvania ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Singaporean students in Pennsylvania. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for Students from Singapore

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Carnegie Mellon University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Singaporean students in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,953 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 37.1% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Carnegie Mellon come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,499 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UPenn come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 16,675 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.3% are international.

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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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA

A rank of #4 on our list means Swarthmore College is a great place for Singaporean students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Swarthmore College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania that handed out 481 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 15.0% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Swarthmore are China, India, and South Korea.

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

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Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA

A rank of #5 on our list means Bryn Mawr College is a great place for Singaporean students in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It awarded 351 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 15.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Bryn Mawr are China, India, and Vietnam.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 5,522 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Pitt come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Pennsylvania. Temple University is a large public school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.8% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Temple are China, India, and Kuwait.

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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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,440 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 9.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Drexel are China, India, and Vietnam.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Singaporean Students in Pennsylvania.

Students studying at Penn State Harrisburg come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.

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