10 National Liberal Arts Colleges With the Most International Students
Schools That Attract Students From Around the World
Colleges and universities in the U.S. are attracting more international candidates, and many of these students are getting their bachelor's degrees from National Liberal Arts Colleges. These schools emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in liberal arts fields.
Here are the 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges with the highest percentage of students from abroad for fall 2014.
10. St. John's College (NM)
Percentage of international students: 15.9 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 340
U.S. News rank: 100 (tie)
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9. College of the Atlantic (ME)
Percentage of international students: 16.2 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 378
U.S. News rank: 82 (tie)
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8. Westminster College (MO)
Percentage of international students: 16.4 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 944
U.S. News rank: 148 (tie)
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7. Claremont McKenna College (CA)
Percentage of international students: 16.6 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 1,301
U.S. News rank: 9 (tie)
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6. Earlham College (IN)
Percentage of international students: 17.8 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 993
U.S. News rank: 61 (tie)
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5. Wesleyan College (GA)
Percentage of international students: 20.2 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 665
U.S. News rank: 158 (tie)
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4. Bryn Mawr College (PA)
Percentage of international students: 24.1 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 1,308
U.S. News rank: 25 (tie)
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3. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Percentage of international students: 24.7 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 2,189
U.S. News rank: 35
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2. Pine Manor College (MA)
Percentage of international students: 27.8 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 403
U.S. News rank: RNP
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1. Soka University of American (CA)
Percentage of international students: 37.6 percent
Total number of undergraduates: 412
U.S. News rank: 45 (tie)
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Learn more about applying to college in the U.S. as an international student, find out about other National Liberal Arts Colleges that draw international applicants and get our complete rankings of the 2016 Best Colleges.
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Delece Smith-Barrow is an education reporter at U.S. News, covering graduate schools. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at dsmithbarrow@usnews.com.
