2021 Best Colleges in Maryland for Students from United Arab Emirates

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Emirati Students in Maryland ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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Top Colleges in Maryland for Students from United Arab Emirates

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

$38,638 Avg Tuition & Fees

10.0% International Students

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best school for Emirati students in Maryland in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 8,838 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMCP are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Report

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

$28,470 Avg Tuition & Fees

8.0% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Emirati students in Maryland. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the fairly large public school handed out 2,725 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 8.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UMBC come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

$25,516 Avg Tuition & Fees

1.8% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati students in Maryland list. This large public school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 4,791 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea come to Towson to study.

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4

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

$18,480 Avg Tuition & Fees

6.4% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati students in Maryland list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1,138 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Morgan State come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Nigeria.

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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.