2009 fees

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<p>hey, im not from the states, but considering future study there and just wondered what the average fee for tuition is per year? don't really know alot about this</p>

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<p>This varies greatly by the school. Whether it is 'public' or 'private', even within such categories tuition may be spread across a vast chasm.</p>

<p>Check CollegeBoard for some decent information on tuition between different schools, and the majors they offer... and test scores etc. etc. <a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Tuition varies anywhere from $5,000 to $35,00 a year. There are also some scholarships and need-based financial aid that reduce the price of tuition to make it more affordable.</p>

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<p>wow, 35k a year? how do people afford that? our fees are subsidised here so everyone only usually pays between 4-6k a year. but all international students have to pay full price of about 16k.</p>

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wow, 35k a year? how do people afford that?

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<p>Being wealthy/aid/loans</p>

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<p>isnt it something like 60-70k a year to go to usc?</p>

<p>the prices can be extremely high</p>

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<p>Including room and board, many private universities (including USC) charge around $50,000 a year. But the OP only asked for tuition.</p>

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<p>35K? That would just cover tuition. Try upwards of 50-62K for everything (without financial aid).</p>

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<p>No school is $62,000...</p>

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35K? That would just cover tuition. Try upwards of 50-62K for everything (without financial aid).

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<p>Well, the OP inquired about tuition fees only:</p>

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hey, im not from the states, but considering future study there and just wondered what the average fee for tuition is per year?

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<p>I agree with diontechristmas that no school will charge you $62,000 a year. $62,000 seems like a high estimate, but international students do have some extra expenses that need to be taken into account: health insurance ($2,000 a year for decent coverage), a few round-trip airfares a year depending on how often they want to go home during break (possibly more than $1,000 per trip depending on the destination), maybe you need to get some dental work done that is not covered by insurance (add another $1,000), etc. And if you want to go to school in NYC, housing will be very very very expensive...</p>