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International-Friendly US Colleges That Won't Break the Bank
The sweet spot: schools where international students are a meaningful presence (5%+ of undergraduates), tuition stays under $45,000, and graduates still earn well. A shortlist builder for families balancing community, cost and outcomes.
Methodology: International share above 5%, out-of-state tuition below $45,000, at least 2,000 undergraduates. Sorted by median 10-year earnings. Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Always verify current figures on each school's official site.
| # | College | Location | Median earnings (10 yr) | Acceptance | Tuition (out-of-state) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, Massachusetts | $125,557 | 85.2% | $40,530 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, Georgia | $102,772 | 14.1% | $34,484 |
| 3 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | $84,276 | 65.1% | $37,664 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | Daytona Beach, Florida | $84,131 | 57.9% | $12,097 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, Florida | $84,131 | 64.8% | $44,249 |
| 6 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott, Arizona | $84,131 | 76.6% | $44,149 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, Illinois | $81,054 | 42.4% | $35,124 |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, Washington | $78,466 | 39.1% | $43,209 |
| 9 | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | $76,343 | 87.5% | $38,688 |
| 10 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York, New York | $75,971 | 47.5% | $15,414 |
| 11 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | $74,502 | 49.0% | $32,741 |
| 12 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick, New Jersey | $74,479 | 58.1% | $37,441 |
| 13 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | $73,997 | 52.4% | $43,712 |
| 14 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford, Connecticut | $73,997 | 83.0% | $40,818 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | $73,792 | 45.2% | $42,103 |
| 16 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, Indiana | $72,424 | 49.9% | $28,794 |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | $72,200 | 15.3% | $41,203 |
| 18 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst, Massachusetts | $71,631 | 59.7% | $40,449 |
| 19 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, Michigan | $71,030 | 75.4% | $32,946 |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | $70,814 | 74.2% | $31,536 |
| 21 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, Minnesota | $69,020 | 79.8% | $38,362 |
| 22 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | $68,740 | 77.3% | $29,884 |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, Texas | $68,227 | 65.1% | $40,144 |
| 24 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | $67,170 | 86.0% | $30,860 |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston, Massachusetts | $65,865 | 83.8% | $38,125 |
| 26 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver, Colorado | $64,270 | 74.7% | $29,391 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 60.6% | $41,790 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 97.6% | $26,958 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 96.8% | $25,664 |
| 30 | CUNY Queens College | Queens, New York | $62,763 | 64.3% | $15,488 |
| 31 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe, Arizona | $62,668 | 89.9% | $33,139 |
| 32 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas | $62,377 | 73.9% | $22,547 |
| 33 | Robert Morris University | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | $62,105 | 89.9% | $35,970 |
| 34 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus, Ohio | $60,409 | 60.6% | $40,022 |
| 35 | Florida International University | Miami, Florida | $60,249 | 54.7% | $18,964 |
| 36 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | $59,209 | 73.2% | $38,700 |
| 37 | Gannon University | Erie, Pennsylvania | $58,845 | 74.2% | $40,656 |
| 38 | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, Michigan | $58,375 | 70.9% | $39,350 |
| 39 | Saint Peter's University | Jersey City, New Jersey | $57,815 | 90.3% | $42,552 |
| 40 | University of South Florida | Tampa, Florida | $57,743 | 43.2% | $17,324 |
| 41 | Cumberland University | Lebanon, Tennessee | $57,687 | 67.3% | $27,840 |
| 42 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck, New Jersey | $57,273 | 90.7% | $38,004 |
| 43 | Kean University | Union, New Jersey | $57,237 | 75.9% | $22,446 |
| 44 | St Bonaventure University | Saint Bonaventure, New York | $57,214 | 81.7% | $41,735 |
| 45 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato, Minnesota | $56,922 | 88.4% | $18,942 |
| 46 | Truman State University | Kirksville, Missouri | $56,280 | 83.8% | $18,566 |
| 47 | Niagara University | Niagara University, New York | $56,196 | 87.4% | $39,345 |
| 48 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa, Texas | $56,073 | 94.9% | $21,504 |
| 49 | Barry University | Miami, Florida | $55,966 | 77.2% | $34,350 |
| 50 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, Minnesota | $55,813 | 94.8% | $10,245 |
| 51 | University of Charleston | Charleston, West Virginia | $55,774 | 61.5% | $33,800 |
| 52 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls, Texas | $55,747 | 93.5% | $12,530 |
| 53 | Frostburg State University | Frostburg, Maryland | $55,493 | 89.2% | $25,814 |
| 54 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati, Ohio | $54,810 | 85.3% | $29,310 |
| 55 | University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | $54,670 | 75.5% | $28,320 |
| 56 | St. Thomas University | Miami Gardens, Florida | $54,272 | 97.9% | $34,770 |
| 57 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, Tennessee | $53,723 | 65.5% | $27,300 |
| 58 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana | $53,610 | 66.5% | $37,200 |
| 59 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, Missouri | $53,278 | 56.8% | $21,600 |
| 60 | Wingate University | Wingate, North Carolina | $52,649 | 91.1% | $41,636 |
| 61 | Taylor University | Upland, Indiana | $52,198 | 73.5% | $40,490 |
| 62 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, Ohio | $52,131 | 91.3% | $18,510 |
| 63 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie, Hawaii | $52,064 | 47.0% | $6,630 |
| 64 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, South Dakota | $51,926 | 98.8% | $12,942 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | $51,793 | 79.6% | $16,240 |
| 66 | Minot State University | Minot, North Dakota | $51,759 | 64.6% | $8,702 |
| 67 | Dakota State University | Madison, South Dakota | $50,970 | 88.0% | $12,756 |
| 68 | Webster University | Saint Louis, Missouri | $50,876 | 86.2% | $31,750 |
| 69 | Morgan State University | Baltimore, Maryland | $50,698 | 82.2% | $19,124 |
| 70 | University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | $50,632 | 92.0% | $22,104 |
| 71 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, Utah | $50,296 | 81.8% | $21,192 |
| 72 | Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | $49,774 | — | $20,949 |
| 73 | Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton, Ohio | $49,500 | 96.3% | $21,222 |
| 74 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach, Florida | $49,232 | 82.0% | $40,650 |
| 75 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, Florida | $49,006 | 73.5% | $44,480 |
| 76 | Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois | $48,712 | 97.2% | $21,315 |
| 77 | Texas A & M International University | Laredo, Texas | $48,386 | 44.4% | $19,454 |
| 78 | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo, Florida | $48,364 | 78.4% | $30,000 |
| 79 | Wayne State College | Wayne, Nebraska | $47,075 | — | $8,216 |
| 80 | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $46,885 | 98.9% | $35,470 |
| 81 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, Louisiana | $46,769 | 84.8% | $21,290 |
| 82 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles, Louisiana | $46,453 | 78.3% | $9,989 |
| 83 | Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, Georgia | $45,954 | 83.0% | $41,630 |
| 84 | National Louis University | Chicago, Illinois | $45,799 | 95.0% | $12,705 |
| 85 | University of North Alabama | Florence, Alabama | $45,415 | 87.3% | $22,320 |
| 86 | East Central University | Ada, Oklahoma | $44,962 | 58.1% | $17,842 |
| 87 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk, Virginia | $44,666 | 87.8% | $21,682 |
| 88 | Bob Jones University | Greenville, South Carolina | $44,354 | — | $24,470 |
| 89 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | $44,030 | 73.5% | $9,903 |
| 90 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | $43,087 | 60.3% | $15,480 |
| 91 | Missouri Southern State University | Joplin, Missouri | $42,620 | 97.0% | $17,080 |
| 92 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, Arkansas | $42,617 | 82.3% | $14,522 |
| 93 | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, Kentucky | $41,583 | 79.7% | $27,998 |
| 94 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown, Ohio | $41,544 | 84.5% | $11,473 |
| 95 | Grambling State University | Grambling, Louisiana | $41,109 | 44.9% | $16,706 |
| 96 | Academy of Art University | San Francisco, California | $39,008 | — | $30,736 |
| 97 | Tiffin University | Tiffin, Ohio | $35,942 | 80.0% | $34,790 |
| 98 | Central State University | Wilberforce, Ohio | $33,267 | 98.6% | $10,058 |
| 99 | Westcliff University | Irvine, California | — | 73.2% | $17,670 |
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