<p>kawaiigurl// merit money is basically like scholarship. at like University of Maryland-college park or University of Iowa for example, if u make it to an honor student, u automatically get few thousand dollars of scholarship.</p>
<p>thanks so much guys!</p>
<p>btw, do most schools have merit money?</p>
<p>Rice costs $40,710
That is without aid of any kind. That is already in the ballpark of 12000 cheaper than other top 20 institutions. I would say that is a great deal. haha</p>
<p>University</a> of Florida</p>
<p>UVA is also a very very good uni, I am going there myself. You might not have heard it before but it's on the same league as Carnegie Mellon (I got in there too) and just behind Berkeley (yes I got in there as well). </p>
<p>Tuition fee is only $38k, plus another $2k for health insurance if you haven't got one.</p>
<p>lisieux, I don't think the words "only" and "$40,000/year" go together. If somebody is asking for a "cheap" university, I assume that anything over $20,000 or $25,000 per year (all costs included) would be too expensive.</p>
<p>Some state U's are expensive...</p>
<p>Look at Florida. I live here, tuition a year is a little over $3,000.</p>
<p>EDIT: about 22,000 for outofstate.</p>
<p>^Look at how much Rice costs, and it's still considered one of the best buys. When it's around 10k cheaper than other top unis, then it is "cheap" to some people. I don't think you can just assume "cheap" means $20-25k, well OP said within $30k, and UVA's well, maybe beyond that but not so much as Carnegie Mellon's $54k.</p>
<p>Lisieux, generally speaking, schools that cost $40,000-$50,000 are considered expensive. The reason Rice is considered a "good buy" is because similar schools charge roughly $10,000 more. However, that does not make TRice "cheap", only "cheaper". </p>
<p>Other good buys are top state universities, which also cost roughly $10,000 less than their private peers, assuming one does not get any sort of aid or scholarship. But again, at $37,000-$43,000/year, top state universities like Cal, Michigan, UIUC, UT-Austin, UVa etc... aren't "cheap". They are a good bargain, to those who can afford them, but they are still expensive. </p>
<p>To me, cheap would be $20,000-$25,000. Mid-range would be $30,000-$35,000 and expensive would be $40,000 or more. If the OP is requesting schools that cost under $30,000, I would say $40,000 will be too expensive.</p>
<p>yea i sorta agree with alexandre, but thanks for everyone's help!
and..i thoguht UT Austin is below $30,000? @@"</p>
<p>Indiana University, definately. A top 11-18 business school (#7 in my major, marketing) with a dirt cheap OOS tuition compared to other top business programs. I chose IU over Michigan because of $12K+ a year difference. </p>
<p>Also, it has a strong journalism and music school. Beautiful campus too with limestone themes throughout every major building.</p>
<p>If you're looking for absolute cheapest though, definately Ohio State. I prefer IU though for its intangibles and there's not much of a difference in tuition cost.</p>
<p>Florida is also a very viable option.</p>
<p>how much is Indiana University (about) for an international student?</p>
<p>UT-Austin is no longer "cheap". It used to be one of the best buys in all of college education, but they recently had serious increases in tuition (like 30% in one go). Annual tuition (exclusing books, room and board etc...) is roughly $26,000-30,000. However, when you add room and board and insurance etc..., UT-Austin easily costs $38,000-$43,000/year, making it virtually as expensive as Cal, Michigan and UVa. </p>
<p>One of the best universities that remains reasonable (still expensive mind you) is UNC-Chapel Hill. Tuition currently hovers at about $21,000 and when you include room and board and other costs, it clims to $35,000 or so. That is still expensive.</p>
<p>The University of Florida, the University of Washington and Indiana University are among the best buys, costing roughly $30,000/year, all in.</p>
<p>two words... Canadian University</p>
<p>is U of F any good tho (in marketing, business)
i haven't heard a lot about it...
and U of W?</p>
<p>Here's a link that may help you search for universities granting financial aids to international students:
Schools</a> Awarding International Financial Aid</p>
<p>I haven't checked it for a while but it says it was last update on June 3, 2008 so hopefully it's current.</p>
<p>Here is a list of best-value public schools from Kiplinger...rankings are based on quality of schools and overall OOS expenses...</p>
<p>Rankings</a> for 100 Best Values in Public Colleges[0]=ALL&myschool[0]=none&outputby=table</p>
<p>Note...the above link may not get you all the way to a sorted table, but just click "submit query" and then sort by OOS costs.</p>
<p>is U of Florida any good tho (in marketing, business)
i haven't heard a lot about it...
and U of Washington?</p>