2021 Best Colleges in Washington for Students from Sri Lanka

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Sri Lankan Students in Washington ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Washington to determine which were the best for Sri Lankan students in Washington. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in Washington for Students from Sri Lanka

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

$39,906 Avg Tuition & Fees

16.2% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school for Sri Lankan students in Washington working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,451 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 16.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UW Seattle to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read More…

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

$27,733 Avg Tuition & Fees

6.2% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Sri Lankan students in Washington. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 6,226 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Wazzu come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Read full report on Washington State University

View Best Colleges for International Students Nationwide >

More Rankings >

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.