<p>am an international student.
the tuition fees for me is $30,176 every year in UIUC .But Purdue and Texas A&M or some other colleges are only a little over 20k per year.
I know UIUC may have a better overall student body.
But why more expensive?
They use the extra money to do what? build more facilities? to pay for professors?To....?
I just don't know why UIUC ask students to pay more?
It must have some reason,I think.
So any one of you get an idea of that?
It's very urgent and thank you!
(My family have the ability to pay more, but they want to know the reason)</p>
<p>I plan to major in IE</p>
<p>That’s a tough question. I do know that UIUC has some fabulous facilities but I have not been to the other two campuses. UIUC is also part of a larger University of Illinois system, (Springfield and Chicago)</p>
<p>Budget aside, UIUC is the stronger of the three you have identified. Also, Texas A&M is not the most diverse place and is a very conservative military town. Of the three I think you would find more internationals at UIUC. What are you planning on majoring in?</p>
<p>Industrial Enigneering,now
But after graduation I intend to find jobs related to business</p>
<p>American states fund universities primarily for their own residents whose taxes help pay for the institutions. Each state has its own policy regarding out-of-state students. The University of Vermont has 65% out-of-state students, while the University of North Carolina, by state policy, may have no more than 17%. Similarly, while all states charges out-of-state students more, some charge slightly more while others charge a great deal more. It all has to do with how much a state wishes to use its universities’ out-of-state students to defray the cost of higher education for its own residents - it has nothing to do with the quality of the school or the value of its services.</p>
<p>Oh,really?
So+_+</p>
<p>There are a few public universities that do not charge out of state or international tuition. You will have to investigate very carefully to find them all. I know of two:</p>
<p>[University</a> of Minnesota Morris | About Morris](<a href=“http://www.morris.umn.edu/about/]University”>About UMN Morris | University of Minnesota Morris)
[Bemidji</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.bemidjistate.edu/]Bemidji”>http://www.bemidjistate.edu/)</p>
<p>To find a more affordable program in your field, you should google your major field, and look for the licensing or professional organization in that field. Many of those will have a list of accredited programs that offer your major. In your case, one professional organization is the Institute of Industrial Engineers. [Institute</a> of Industrial Engineers](<a href=“http://www.iienet2.org/Default.aspx]Institute”>Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers) If you click on the tab that says “Education” you will be able to follow the links to a list of ABET accredited engineering programs [url=<a href=“http://www.abet.org/accrediteac.asp]ABET[/url”>http://www.abet.org/accrediteac.asp]ABET[/url</a>] Check out those individual colleges and universities to find one that you can afford.</p>
<p>^^^ “It all has to do with how much a state wishes to use its universities’ out-of-state students to defray the cost of higher education for its own residents”</p>
<p>That was a poor choice of words by me. States don’t defray the cost for their own residents at the expense of OOS students; they reduce the cost for in-state students in consideration of the taxes they pay. For example in Georgia, the OOS tuition rate is set at four times the in-state rate, because state finances cover 75% of the actual costs.</p>