by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Iowa ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for South Korean students in Iowa. 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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See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named University of Iowa the best school for South Korean students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 5.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Iowa to study.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean students in Iowa list. This large public school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 6,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 8.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Iowa State are China, India, and Malaysia.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grinnell College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for South Korean students in Iowa. Grinnell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grinnell, Iowa. It awarded 496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 19.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Grinnell come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 838 students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 2.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Drake come from such countries as Malaysia, 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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for South Korean students in Iowa. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 3.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico come to UNI to study.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cornell College landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Iowa. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and it awarded 314 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 4.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Cornell College come from such countries as China, Vietnam, and Japan.
Coe College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Iowa ranking. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 395 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 2.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Coe come from such countries as Japan, China, and Germany.
With a ranking of #8, Emmaus Bible College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for South Korean Students in Iowa. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Around 2.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Emmaus Bible College come from such countries as Canada, South Korea, and India.
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.
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.
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