LAC = Liberal Arts College (National/Selective).Academically intense universities dedicated to undergraduate learning and student research.
A and B = examples. if you got into College A and College B, you could well receive similar amounts. (that’s what International95 says, but this isn’t exactly true since it depends on College A’s and B’s resources and how you stand wrt the general applicant pool).
Why are all the colleges that give international students aid are either at the bottom of the university rankings, with laughable requirements (most of what are in this list) or either extremely selective Ivies that grant financial aid to applicants almost unconditionally. I don’t get why there isn’t a good college (say in top 100 but not in top 20) that gives international students aid, or at least doesn’t double the whole friggin tuition for int. students…
@TripleKill, It’s been said before, but I will repeat: American colleges exist to educate American students. The American education system is NOT run by the United Nations! It is supported by Americans, and funded by American tax dollars, alum donations from American grads, and grants from the American government.
So – if you’re a BRILLIANT international student, you have a shot at an Ivy League and, since these schools are filthy rich, you will get a scholarship if you can’t afford the tuition. If you’re an OK international student you have a shot at lower-ranked private schools that like to give scholarships to attract bright students and want the diversity. You will pay “at least double the whole friggin tuition” at public schools which are funded by local taxpayers. You’ll pay double because your family hasn’t been funding the local schools through their taxes for years and years. That should make sense.
And please tone down the attitude. Affording a college education is a HUGE problem for Americans as well.
@TripleKill I don’t know where you are from, but top 100 is NOT a laughable colleges.
There are 630 four year public universities and 1,845 4 yr private universities. So there are about 2500 colleges in the US, and top 100 is like top 4%. What do you want?
@paul2752 I am not saying that the top 100 are laughable. I am saying that almost none of the even slightly accredited colleges out there (ranking anything from say #20 to #120) offer aids for internationals. I’m also saying that to get aid you have to go very low even lower than #200 (most of the colleges listed here) to get financial aid as an international. Its either that, or you somehow manage to get in the top #20 elite schools that do offer financial aid for internationals (Harvard, Yale etc…)
"I am saying that almost none of the even slightly accredited colleges out there (ranking anything from say #20 to #120) offer aids for internationals. "
You’re wrong. Except for public universities, almost ALL schools you noted offer FA to international students. Now, if you’re referring to FULL RIDES to MANY international students, that’s another matter.
@TripleKill that is not true.
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University of Alabama-rank 90, state flagship 36th, offer full tuition scholarship.
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LSU-ranking about 110, offers full MERIT scholarship,but super competitive
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UNC-Chapel Hill has extremely competitive full merit scholarship.
There are state/private universities among top 100 that do offer siginficant amount of MERIT scholarship (and need based in private), it’s just there aren’t many that offer good amount
CSS profile is needed in order to get any sort of financial aid correct? except the merit one
CSS profile is necessary for FA in PRIVATE universities, so yes.
Check each college requirements. Some use fafsa only, some CSS profile while others may have their own form.
Forgot to mention that some schools wants international students NOT to fill our CSS, but fill out something else
Interesting but needs to be put in context. Open Doors (IIE) estimates that 7.9% of international students’ undergraduate expenses are covered by financial aid from colleges. This is an indication of how limited and selective it is.
Please also note that the increase in financial aid largely follows the increase in number for foreign students.
http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Students/New-International-Enrollment/2004-15
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I’d like to make a small update to this data
My DS attends Carleton college, so I’m mostly aware of it:
2017 - 67/207 - $44,250
2018 - 66/225 - $46,900
2019 - 79/225 - $46,500
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