<p>10 Colleges That Offer International Students Most Financial Aid: Nearly 800 U.S. colleges report they awarded money to international students in 2010; these gave the most.</p>
<p>Yale University (CT) $51,044 348 3, National Universities
Wesleyan University (CT) $50,743 84 12, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Skidmore College (NY) $50,000 56 49, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Amherst College (MA) $49,010 146 2, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Trinity College (CT) $48,999 119 37, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Gettysburg College (PA) $48,908 43 47, National Liberal Arts Colleges
University of Chicago $48,436 63 5, National Universities
Williams College (MA) $47,713 128 1, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Vassar College (NY) $47,623 122 14, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Colby College (ME) $47,469 94 21, National Liberal Arts Colleges</p>
<p>Katy Hopkins U.S. News & World Report</p>
<p>February 22, 2012
For international students, studying in the United States can be a pricey endeavor. Many U.S. colleges are expensive, cash-strapped, and in demand, giving some institutions little motivation to help international students financially. And unlike their American peers, international students typically don't qualify for federal loans to help them fund their education.</p>
<p>But while financial aid for international students tends to be very scarce, it does exist. At least 776 colleges offered some amount of financial aid to undergraduate international students for the 2010-2011 school year, according to school-reported data to U.S. News. The average award packages ranged from several hundred dollars to tens of thousands, with the highest average packages topping $50,000.</p>
<p>The list below includes the 10 ranked schools that awarded the highest average financial aid packages to undergraduate international students for the 2010-2011 school year. Those schools enrolled varying numbers of students from abroad, but all awarded, on average, $47,469 or more.</p>
<p>Yale University tops the list of schools that offer the most generous average aid packages to undergraduate international students, reporting that the average award in 2010-2011 was $51,044. Like Yale, all the universities on the list below are private schools. Many are national liberal arts colleges, which means they focus on undergraduate education and grant at least half of all degrees in liberal arts majors, such as English, humanities, and philosophy. Nearly all are located in the northeastern United States, in states including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that these statistics aren't a guarantee of financial aid at a certain school. Since these awards are averaged over the number of international undergraduates enrolled, it's possible that some students may have received much more money than their international peers at the same school. In addition, schools that are designated by U.S. News as Unranked, meaning they did not meet certain criteria required by U.S. News to be numerically ranked, were not eligible to be on this list.</p>
<p>These 10 schools awarded the highest average aid packages to undergraduate international students for the 2010-2011 school year.</p>