Most International Students National Universities

International students can add diversity to a college or university, enriching the experience of other students on campus. Schools with a strong global presence often have a wealth of cultural groups and events, allowing international students an opportunity to share their food, music, and traditions with their U.S. peers. International students attending one of the schools listed below may also benefit from a large foreign community when trying to acclimate to American life. These colleges reported the highest percentage of their students who were international in the 2011-2012 academic year.

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New School

New York, NY

27%
Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

26%
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

21%
Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

18%
University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

18%
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

17%
University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

16%
Purdue University–​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

15%
Northeastern University

Boston, MA

14%
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

13%
Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

13%
University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign

Champaign, IL

13%
California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

12%
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

12%
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

12%
Boston University

Boston, MA

12%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

11%
University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

11%
Columbia University

New York, NY

11%
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

11%
University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

11%
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

11%
Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

11%
Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

11%
Brown University

Providence, RI

11%
Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

11%
Yale University

New Haven, CT

10%
Binghamton University–​SUNY

Binghamton, NY

10%
New York University

New York, NY

10%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

10%
Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

10%
Rice University

Houston, TX

10%
University of California–​San Diego

La Jolla, CA

9%
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

9%
University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

9%
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

9%
Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

9%
Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

9%
Indiana University–​Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

9%
Clark University

Worcester, MA

9%
University of Denver

Denver, CO

8%
St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

8%
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

8%
Stony Brook University–​SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

8%
University of Colorado–​Denver

Denver, CO

8%
Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

8%
Georgetown University

Washington, DC

8%
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

8%
Duke University

Durham, NC

8%
University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

8%

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