Forbes, an American business news magazine, has waded further into the crowded rankings pool by creating its first list of the best US colleges for international students.
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Forbes ranks best US colleges for int’l students
Babson College in Massachusetts topped the Forbes rankings. Photo: flickr/C.C. Chapman Babson College in Massachusetts has been named the top college in the US for international students, in the inaugural ranking. Forbes also creates the Top Colleges rankings which is has produced since 2008.
With almost a million international students enrolled at institutions in the US in 2014/15, Forbes said it “decided to look at what schools are best for this exploding demographic” with its newest table.
“International students are seeking out a very particular type of education”
The best colleges for international students rankings looked at four-year public and private institutions in the US, and ranked the top 50.
Following top-ranked Babson College was Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, then Claremont McKenna College in California and Columbia University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology completed the top five.
In order to compile the rankings, the company weighted 50% of its assessment on the quality of the institution which includes graduate success, student debt, and student satisfaction.
The other metrics looked at were the percentage of international students (20%), the percentage increase of international students (5%), as well as graduation success for international students (10%).
Majors/programmes of interest for international students, which accounted for 15%, looked at Open Doors fields of study data, which shows 60% of international students study degrees in engineering, business & management, and maths & sciences.
“International students are seeking out a very particular type of education,” Amir Reza, Babson College’s vice provost for international and multicultural education, told Forbes. One third of the institution’s student enrolment this year was made up of international students.
“Our focus is business and liberal arts and we’re highly ranked in entrepreneurship.”
Making up the top 10 was Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts (6th), Georgetown University (7th), Princeton University (8th), Brandeis University (9th), and University of Pennsylvania (10th).
All Ivy League schools made the top 50, including Brown University at 11th, and Yale University at 25th.
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Congrats to Babson because being an international student isn’t easy, given our complex culture and language. Assistance must come from numerous sources to aid these young people embarking on life’s journey. Most struggle in their efforts and need guidance from schools’ international departments, immigration protection, host families, concerned neighbors and fellow students, and even informative books to extend a cultural helping hand so we all have a win-win situation.
One such new award-winning worldwide book/ebook that reaches out to help anyone coming to the US is “What Foreigners Need To Know About America From A To Z: How to Understand Crazy American Culture, People, Government, Business, Language and More.” It is used in foreign Fulbright student programs and endorsed worldwide by ambassadors, educators, and editors. It also identifies “foreigners” who became successful in the US and how they’ve contributed to our society, including students.
A chapter on education explains how to be accepted to an American university and cope with a confusing new culture, friendship process and daunting classroom differences. Some stay after graduation. It has chapters that explain how US businesses operate and how to get a job (which differs from most countries), a must for those who want to work with/for an American firm here or overseas.
It also has chapters that identify the most common English grammar and speech problems foreigners have and tips for easily overcoming them, the number one stumbling block they say they have to succeeding here.
Good luck to all at Babson or wherever you study!
With Brexit happening I foresee more international enrollment for US universities . I think the forbes assessment is pretty accurate ; but a study of which fields are of interest to international students would further enhance the picture and a vision for the near and farther future !! My take — Columbia one of the best and I am putting forward Touro University and College as an addition to the Forbes list –had great opportunities for international students in many fields