American Universities Have Highest Percentage of Out-of-State Students, Harvard Tops List With 69%

New Delhi: American universities have highest percentage of out-of-state students, with Harvard University leing list. A recent study by National Center for Education Statistics has revealed that Harvard University topped ranking, with 69% of its undergruate students coming from outside Massachusetts. Out of a total first-time enrollment of 1,642 students, 1,129 were from out-of-state, 254 were from Massachusetts, and 259 were international students.

Luggage shipping company My Baggage analyzed Fall 2022 data from National Center for Education Statistics, covering 155 universities across U.S., to determine which institutions h most first-time undergruate students from out-of-state.

University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University tied for second place, each with 67% of first-time undergruates from out-of-state. University of Pennsylvania h 1,624 out-of-state students from a total enrollment of 2,415, while Northwestern enrolled 1,372 out-of-state students from a total of 2,038.

Norastern University followed in third place with 66% of its students from out-of-state. From a total of 2,518 first-time enrollees, 1,670 were out-of-state students.

In fourth place was University of Delaware, with 65% of its undergruate students coming from outside state. It recorded 3,212 out-of-state students from a total enrollment of 4,906.

Both University of Alabama and Columbia University ranked fifth, with 64% of ir students coming from out-of-state. University of Alabama h 5,177 out-of-state students, while Columbia University enrolled 979.

Or universities in top 10 included University of Mississippi (63%), Brigham Young University (62%), Boston University, and Syracuse University (both 61%), University of Arkansas (60%), and West Virginia University (57%).

 Paul Stewart, Managing Director of My Baggage, commented on findings, stating that se universities showcase ir ability to attract students from across country, highlighting ir acemic excellence and nationwide appeal.