<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>Which American university has the cheapest tuition rates for international students? I really want to study in the states but the cost of education for internationals is so exorbitant there is no way I could afford it without financial aid. Also, I am Canadian. Are there colleges or universities in the states that have provide extra help to Canadians? </p>
<p>Thanks a lot in advance!</p>
<p>Cheapest? UM Morris, Bemidji State, SUNYs.</p>
<p>How much can you afford per year? Give us your stats (GPA, SATs) so we can suggest schools for you.</p>
<p>What is your EFC (Estimated Financial Contribution)? Calculate it on <a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml[/url]”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml</a> (Institutional Methodology)</p>
<p>Harvard Princeton Yale Amherst Dartmouth MIT. Cuz they are need-blind for both domestic and international applicants.</p>
<p>jakolmaster, the number of people who get into those schools from other countries is basically negligible… ~0</p>
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<p>Now where did you get that idea? Most top schools have about a 7-10% international student body. Its a little something they like to call diversity.</p>
<p>Cheapest ones are 2 year Community colleges.</p>
<p>Apart from that, examples of decent cheap colleges are Arizona State University (ASU), Brigham Young University (BYU) and all SUNYs.</p>
<p>Doesn’t Cooper Union have zero tuition?</p>
<p>Good question!</p>
<p>Haha, okay, it’s not really a question. What I meant to say is, “Cooper Union has zero tuition”.</p>
<p>Yes, except that Cooper Union is not cheap in any other sense of the word. They estimate that international students need about $23,000 a year for various fees and living expenses. And don’t forget that you can only apply if you are currently living in the US.</p>
<p>Berea and the College of the Ozarks offer free tuition to all students, but they are really hard to get into. Both of them have admission rates around 3% for international students.</p>
<p>orangemarmalade, I suggest you look for colleges that award financial aid (need- or merit-based) to Canadian or international students instead of limiting yourself to the cheapest university you can find. Many of the top 50 liberal arts colleges and top 20 national universities in the US News College Rankings have financial aid for international students.</p>
<p>orangemarmalade, I suggest you look for colleges that award financial aid (need- or merit-based) to Canadian or international students instead of limiting yourself to the cheapest university you can find. Many of the top 50 liberal arts colleges and top 20 national universities in the US News College Rankings have financial aid for international students.</p>
<p>That’s a really good idea, but I didn’t have stellar academics back in high school so I doubt any school would award me any merit-based money. At the moment I am looking at community colleges. </p>
<p>Are there ANY cc’s that could offer need-based financial aid to their international students?</p>
<p>You can find colleges/universities by out-of-state tuition rate at [College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) But you need to remember that tuition and fees are only part of the story. You need to find out what your real cost of attendance (COA) would be. Don’t forget to factor in food, housing, miscellaneous fees, books, local travel, long-distance travel, personal expenses, etc. Some places that have cheap tuition/fees have expensive housing and vice versa.</p>
<p>“Are there ANY cc’s that could offer need-based financial aid to their international students?”</p>
<p>Some offer aid to local students who do not have permanent residence or qualify to file the FAFSA but have lived in the community for a number of years and have graduated from a local high school. You would not qualify for that kind of aid.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to complete your undergraduate degree in Canada. Depending on your career choice, completing post-graduate studies in the US may be a good option. However, you don’t need to think about that just yet.</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo - competitive LAC in NY</p>
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<p>If you’re good, you can apply for need-based FA at top LACs and unis (like HYP). Although they are very expensive (upward of 50k USD a year) and it’s really hard to get in, you won’t have to pay much if they admit you. I don’t pay anything coz I got a full ride from a top LAC. Don’t let the “sticker price” scare you!</p>
<p>Community colleges don’t usually have dormitories though. It is a good idea to live in a dorm for your first year of college.</p>
<p>Apply to Berea College…it has $0 tuition and room and board fee…it’s in Kentucky, so it’s probably a whole lot cheaper than NYC, and they pride themselves in admitting hardworking, and qualified (you don’t have to be stellar like the ivy league students in this part). applicants’ family must also have lower than $40,000 in income if i’m not mistaken</p>
<p>Thank you for this information 
could you please tell me, how much money do I need for four years of studying? I looked at their website but I can’t find any useful information ;)</p>
<p>you don’t need any…it’s tuition free…you just have to work there during your academic stay at the institution</p>
<p>What do you mean free, so I can work and earn money to pay school fee? How good is this college and does anywhere else exist college like this?</p>
<p>dado the college is not really the best there is, But hey, ti’s free
well, not entirely since you do pay for your education by working on campus (compulsory).</p>
<p>but your family has to make less than 40 K a year to qualify, which make sound like a lot of money but it really isn’t, considering that it’d mean that each of your parents has to make less than 20k.</p>
<p>so it’s kind of ironic, that most people don’t qualify cause they make too much money. lol (only if Harvard were like this)</p>