<p>It's the first time for me to write something to help the others. I wish it helps even for little.
Those schools might be the best shot for internationals.</p>
<p>1- Columbia University:
The Tuition fee is $45,028; it also includes the cost of the books and supplies of $ 1,040; this makes a Total of $46,068. The Average Financial Aid of the international students is $40,441
Average SAT scores:<br>
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 700 / 780
SAT Math: 700 / 790
SAT Writing: 700 / 790
2- MIT: meets full demonstrated need for students.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 680 / 770
SAT Math: 750 / 800
SAT Writing: 690 / 780
3-Boston University: The tuition fee is $42,400, and with the addition of books and supplies, accommodation and other
expenses the total gets around $43,912. The average relief or the grant for the international students is around $ 36,040.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 570 / 670
SAT Math: 610 / 720
SAT Writing: 600 / 690
4- Harvard University
The tuition charges are $37,576 and with the addition of books and supplies, accommodation and other expenses the total gets around $54,496. The relief or the grant for the international students is around $ 44,296.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 700 / 800
SAT Math: 710 / 800
SAT Writing: 710 / 800
5-Purdue University:
The Tuition fee is $28702 and the costs of the Books & supplies is 1,370. It makes the total of $30072, but the international student financial aid on average is $ 11,572.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 620
SAT Math: 550 / 680
SAT Writing: 510 / 620
6-University of Texas (Austin):
The tuition fee is $33,060, and with the addition of books and supplies the total gets around $33,964. The relief or the average financial aid for the international students is around $ 12,045.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 550 / 670
SAT Math: 590 / 710
SAT Writing: 550 / 680
7-University of Florida
The tuition charges are $28,448 and with the addition of books and supplies, accommodation and other expenses the total gets around $38,328. The relief or the grant for the international students is around $ 13,387.
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 580 / 670
SAT Math: 590 / 690
SAT Writing: 570 / 680.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids, I am not including the rooma and board.
I am mentioning them as the best destinations an international students might consider.</p>
<p>The. Average financial aid at these schools doesn’t matter AT ALL. </p>
<p>Harvard and Columbia provide need based aid only and it is based on EACH family’s income and assets. So, if yours are higher, you won’t get as much aid as lower. </p>
<p>BU and Purdue do NOT guarantee to meet full need for all students. Again need based aid is dependent on family income and assets. But with these two schools, there is no guarantee that you will come close to receiving enough aid to attend. </p>
<p>I fail to see the value in the OP without room and board costs included. Simply put, you can’t live in the streets. And in Boston, for example, even living off campus and cooking yourself will easily add $10,000 plus per year or more to the cost of attending.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you are getting your numbers, but the cost of attending Boston University including tuition, fees, room, board, transportation, personal expenses is very close to $60,000 a year.</p>
<p>Ditto Harvard.</p>
<p>Purdue and UT Austin are over $40,000 a year for an OOS student.</p>
<p>This post is very misleading. You cannot bunch up Harvard and Columbia along with some public schools in same list. I suggest you edit the list and take the Privates/ivies out.
It is a bit easy (compared to ivy) to gain admission in some public schools for internationals paying OOS fee’s. Same is not true for Private schools.</p>
<p>These private maybe the best schools for some but not the cheapest (and not to mention not easier to get into) for the reasons given in above posts regarding financial aid and living expenses.
If an International has like 2300 SAT, close to 4.0 GPA, EFC of $0 or very less, great EC’s and has some shot at admission at Harvard or another elite school that meets 100% need of internationals than yes, otherwise this list just does not make any sense.</p>
<p>5-Purdue University:
The Tuition fee is $28702 and the costs of the Books & supplies is 1,370. It makes the total of $30072, but the international student financial aid on average is $ 11,572.
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 620
SAT Math: 550 / 680
SAT Writing: 510 / 620</p>
<p>are those merit awards for high stats?</p>
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<p>6-University of Texas (Austin):
The tuition fee is $33,060, and with the addition of books and supplies the total gets around $33,964. The relief or the average financial aid for the international students is around $ 12,045.
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 550 / 670
SAT Math: 590 / 710
SAT Writing: 550 / 680</p>
<p>7-University of Florida
The tuition charges are $28,448 and with the addition of books and supplies, accommodation and other expenses the total gets around $38,328. The relief or the grant for the international students is around $ 13,387.
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 580 / 670
SAT Math: 590 / 690
SAT Writing: 570 / 680.</p>
<p>I suspect that the aid for texas and florida are intl students who LIVE in those states. texas gives state grants to intls who live in texas and went to texas high schools. florida may do similar.</p>
<p>THe flaw in you list is that Harvard is the only school on your list that is both need blind and will meet 100% demonstrated need.</p>
<p>Columbia, will meet 100% demonstrated need and BU, which does not guarantee to meet 100% demonstrated need are not need blind to international students. The ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Steering people to schools w single-digit admit rates is like giving retirement financial planning advice to invest in Powerball Lottery tickets because the jackpot is $100,000,000.</p>