Jan 18, 2017 06:47 AM EST By Chris Brandt, UniversityHerald Reporter

The United States is one of the prime destinations for students from all over the world. Forbes has ranked 50 of the best U.S. colleges for international students and here are the top 5.

Babson College

Babson College is a business school in Massachusetts with BS degrees in marketing, strategic management, and 25 more concentrations. Despite being a business school, its liberal arts department is also thriving. Babson's international students make 26 percent of its total population.

Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr is an exclusive female college in Philadelphia. What landed Bryn Mawr in the second spot of the top U.S. colleges for international students is not just how internationally diverse it is. Rather it's in how it has helped international students by providing 100 percent financial aid to international students who really need them.

Claremont McKenna College

The enrollment of international students is increasing in Claremont since 2012. Claremont has established the Committee on Campus Climate which encourages free speech, identity, and, most of all, diversity. Claremont has a wide range of degree programs from Economics to Accounting. It has even been ranked No.9 in the top Liberal Arts colleges in America by the U.S. News.

Columbia University

According to Forbes, Columbia has the third largest population of international students in the United States with a total of more than 10,000. A great number of these students are at Columbia's graduate and professional schools. The university is also heavily involved in research in different countries. They also have global centers in various countries which serve as a bridge between scholars from the United States and other countries.

Massachusetts institute of Technology

To complete the top five is MIT with 10 percent of its population coming from different countries. Even 43 percent of its faculty come from different cultural backgrounds from all over the world. Aside from this, MIT offers its science and technology class to students all over the world in different languages. It also has global partnerships and projects globally.

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