2021 Best Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Thailand

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 Thai Students in Tennessee ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Tennessee to determine which were the best for Thai students in Tennessee. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Thailand

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

$31,664 Avg Tuition & Fees

3.1% International Students

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Thai students in Tennessee. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school awarded 5,356 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UT Knoxville are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

2

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

$19,834 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.5% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Thai students in Tennessee list. This medium-sized public school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,905 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and India come to Tennessee Tech University to study.

Full Tennessee Technological University Report

3

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

$28,264 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.3% International Students

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,926 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. Students studying at Middle Tennessee State University come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Report

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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.