2021 Best Colleges in Rhode Island for Students from Taiwan

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Taiwanese Students in Rhode Island ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 4 schools in Rhode Island, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Taiwanese students in Rhode Island. 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Rhode Island for Students from Taiwan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

$56,290 Avg Tuition & Fees

34.8% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named Rhode Island School of Design the best school for Taiwanese students in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 438 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 34.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at RISD are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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2

Brown University
Providence, RI

$62,304 Avg Tuition & Fees

17.7% International Students

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,987 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.7% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Canada come to Brown to study.

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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3

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

$35,950 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.1% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Taiwanese students in Rhode Island list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1,075 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at JWU Providence come from such countries as China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

4

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

$33,354 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.6% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3,855 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 2.6% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to URI to study.

Full University of Rhode Island Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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