As per 2020 Open Doors Report, a total of 1,075,496 international students were enrolled at US universities in the 2019-20 academic year. With international students having contributed USD 44 billion to the US economy in 2019, they are considered a major player in not only fuelling the US higher education sector but also in fostering a culturally diverse environment.
The U.S. News & World Report puts out a detailed list of US universities with the highest acceptance rates for international undergraduate applicants in Fall 2019. The 120 top national universities registered up to a 45% acceptance rate for international applicants, according to U.S. News. Some universities have also registered an acceptance rate of almost 100%. Let us find out which universities have been featured in the list.
Universities in the US With the Highest Int'l Students Acceptance Rates
Listed below are the top 11 universities in the USA that accepted between 82% and 99% of international applicants for Fall 2019, according to U.S. News:
|
Name of the University |
U.S. News Rank 2020 |
International Applicants in Fall 2019 |
International Applicants Accepted in Fall 2019 |
International Students Acceptance Rate in Fall 2019 |
|
153= |
617 |
612 |
99% |
|
|
217= |
640 |
635 |
99% |
|
|
298-389 |
680 |
675 |
99% |
|
|
124= |
519 |
509 |
98% |
|
|
298-389 |
625 |
584 |
93% |
|
|
112= |
1,452 |
1,309 |
90% |
|
|
160= |
515 |
451 |
88% |
|
|
97= |
546 |
474 |
87% |
|
|
103= |
2.097 |
1,801 |
86% |
|
|
143= |
1,176 |
970 |
82% |
|
|
143= |
629 |
513 |
82% |
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Universities in the US With the Highest Percentages of Int’l Students
Here’s the list of national, liberal arts, and regional universities in the US that have registered the highest percentages of international students in 2019-2020:
Top 20 National Universities
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
31% |
New York |
|
|
27% |
Rochester |
|
|
24% |
Melbourne |
|
|
22% |
Boston |
|
|
22% |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
22% |
New York |
|
|
20% |
Waltham |
|
|
Cardinal Stritch University |
18% |
Milwaukee |
|
18% |
La Jolla |
|
|
Andrews University |
17% |
Berrien Springs |
|
17% |
New York |
|
|
17% |
Chicago |
|
|
17% |
Boston |
|
|
17% |
Davis |
|
|
17% |
Irvine |
|
|
16% |
Troy |
|
|
16% |
Seattle |
|
|
15% |
Atlanta |
|
|
15% |
Syracuse |
|
|
15% |
Chicago |
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Top 20 Liberal Arts Colleges
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
Soka University of America |
45% |
Aliso Viejo |
|
Mount Holyoke College |
27% |
South Hadley |
|
College of the Atlantic |
26% |
Bar Harbor |
|
23% |
Richmond |
|
|
Bryn Mawr College |
21% |
Bryn Mawr |
|
St. John's College (NM) |
21% |
Santa Fe |
|
Bennington College |
20% |
Bennington |
|
Grinnell College |
20% |
Grinnell |
|
St. John's College (MD) |
20% |
Annapolis |
|
19% |
Lancaster |
|
|
Knox College |
19% |
Galesburg |
|
Beloit College |
18% |
Beloit |
|
College of Idaho |
18% |
Caldwell |
|
Principia College |
17% |
Elsah |
|
Claremont McKenna College |
16% |
Claremont |
|
College of Wooster |
16% |
Wooster |
|
Macalester College |
15% |
St. Pau |
|
Bethany Lutheran College |
14% |
Mankato |
|
Denison University |
14% |
Granville |
|
DePauw University |
14% |
Greencastle |
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Top 10 Regional Universities (North)
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
20% |
Boston |
|
|
Niagara University |
17% |
Niagara University |
|
15% |
Waltham |
|
|
La Roche University |
15% |
Pittsburgh |
|
15% |
Old Westbury |
|
|
13% |
Boston |
|
|
Fashion Institute of Technology |
12% |
New York |
|
Caldwell University |
11% |
Caldwell |
|
10% |
New York |
|
|
King's College |
9% |
Wilkes-Barre |
|
9% |
Bronx |
Top 10 Regional Universities (South)
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
16% |
Boca Raton |
|
|
16% |
Arlington |
|
|
Saint Leo University |
14% |
Saint Leo |
|
12% |
Daytona Beach |
|
|
11% |
Miami Gardens |
|
|
Rollins College |
10% |
Winter Park |
|
Queens University of Charlotte |
9% |
Charlotte |
|
8% |
Siloam Springs |
|
|
8% |
Tampa |
|
|
Bob Jones University |
7% |
Greenville |
Top 10 Regional Universities (Midwest)
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
36% |
Hays |
|
|
Indiana Tech |
15% |
Fort Wayne |
|
14% |
Livonia |
|
|
13% |
Grand Rapids |
|
|
11% |
Southfield |
|
|
Minot State University |
11% |
Minot |
|
11% |
St. Cloud |
|
|
11% |
Evansville |
|
|
Greenville University |
9% |
Greenville |
|
9% |
Mankato |
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Top 10 Regional Universities (West)
|
Name of the University |
Percentage of International Students |
Location |
|
26% |
San Francisco |
|
|
11% |
Burbank |
|
|
10% |
Ada |
|
|
10% |
Wichita Falls |
|
|
9% |
Riverside |
|
|
8% |
San Jose |
|
|
7% |
Northridge |
|
|
7% |
San Bernardino |
|
|
7% |
San Francisco |
|
|
7% |
Austin |
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