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2021 Best Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from United Arab Emirates

4 Colleges
$46,747 Avg Tuition & Fees*
66% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Emirati Students in District of Columbia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for Emirati students in District of Columbia. 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.

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Top Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from United Arab Emirates

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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George Washington University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Emirati students in District of Columbia. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 12.3% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to GWU to study.

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

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American University
Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati students in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,109 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 12.9% are international. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and India come to The American University to study.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Emirati students in District of Columbia. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2,120 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 17.7% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Georgetown to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 209 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.7% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Gallaudet are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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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Notes and References

Footnotes

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

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