Good, Liberal Arts Colleges for B+ students that are CHEAP

College Search & Selection
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<p>I do not think the $30,000 posted for University of MInnesota is correct.</p>

<p>Here is a listing of tuition and fees for UM: <a href=“http://onestop.umn.edu/pdf/tuition_2009-10.pdf[/url]”>http://onestop.umn.edu/pdf/tuition_2009-10.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Another section of their website shows this:</p>

<p>Academic year: 2009-10
Residency: Non-resident
Enrollment: Undergraduate
First year: 2008-2009 or later
Expense category Yearly amount Breakdown
Tuition/fees $15,466 $7,733/semester
Books/supplies $1,000 $500/semester
Room/board $7,392 $821/month
Transportation $194 $6/week
Personal/miscellaneous $2,000 $67/week
Total $26,052 $13,026/semester </p>

<p>Notice this includes $2,000 “personal”. I suppose some would be more frugal.</p>

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<p>University of Mary Washington (VA).</p>

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<p>Not sure about aid for international students but College of Charleston has been great for my B student and as a public LAC, costs are lower than most privates.</p>

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<p>Colorado College is a fairly selective private LAC (US News #24) in a mid-sized city at the edge of the Rocky Mountains. Last year it awarded an average of $44,966 to 56 international students. That appears to be a rather high rate, because the school only has 69 degree-seeking internationals. So maybe they are trying to attract more.</p>

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<p>I should have looked at the row that said U of MN admitted fall 2008 or later. They significantly dropped prices for out of staters last year. Thanks.</p>

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<p>UNC-Asheville is a stellar school and very inexpensive. Also Belmont Abbey College.</p>

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<p>Charleston has a cost of slightly over 35,000 dollars according to CollegeBoard. That’s quite high for a ‘cheap’ school…</p>

<p>Colorado College seems like a good school but it has too high standards for my taste. I could get in but I’d be average there at best. Probably great for intellectual growth, not so much for grades. And I want both and I need to balance both, too. </p>

<p>Asheville is a tier 3 school according to US News, but I admit I’ve been looking at it. Now, I personally don’t care about prestige. But some do, and if it passes the test to get into good grad & law schools eventually in the toptier grad schools in the northeast primarily, then I’m for it. But does it?</p>

<p>As for Belmont Abbey; thanks! It was great man.</p>

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<p>Flagler College in Florida is cheap, plus offers aid.</p>

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<p>Suggestions for the OP-</p>

<p>Knox College
Ohio Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan
Drake University
Kalamazoo College</p>

<p>Check out the “Colleges that change lives” book. It fits the bill for the OP.</p>

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<p>SUNY Geneseo is supposed to be a quality LAC-like public in NY. Cost all in is about what Minnesota’s is – $25,000. Might be tough to get into though with a B+ average.</p>

<p>There are about 5,500 students and it is ranked #12 in the northeast “Masters Univeristy” category… meaning they don’t offer Ph.D. track programs.</p>

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<p>Drake seems really good. Flagler… I’m unsure about the student body as they all seem like slacking surfers after reading the reviews of **************s.com</p>

<p>Thanks for the tips!</p>