Top 10 USA colleges and universities when it comes to financial aid for international students

It is not a secret that to study at a university or college in USA, is a dream for a lot of international students. In order to do so, though, involves paying the various fees for tuition in their full size. Add to this the money to be spent for housing and living costs and it is definitely not a small investment.

A recent report, prepared by US News & World Report reveals the top 10 universities/colleges in term of giving the most financial aid to international students. The chart is composed using such educational institutions that are giving aid to at least 50 students for the 2012-2013 school year.

It is to be noted that getting the scholarship is not guaranteed. For example, the University of Chicago, which tops the chart with average aid awarded to international undergraduates of near $56,500, in fact had only 57 students that received the help or totally 11% of all of the international undergraduates.

Here is the list of the top 10 universities/colleges. As you can see, the left row shows the rank given by U.S. News and the applicable category:

The immigration reform – backed by college presidents

While the heated discussion about the immigration reform in the USA is currently ongoing, organizations supporting the bill are trying to speak their voice and concern about it being stalled in Congress because of the redirected attention to the situation in Syria.

 

Recently, it is reported that a letter was send to the congressional delegation from Florida, written and signed by college presidents and education leaders. It singles out that more than half of the students reaching advanced degrees in mathematics and science are composed by foreign students on, for example, F-1 or M-1 visas. It makes sense that those intelligent and now educated individuals to be tempted to remain in the country after they complete their education – contributing to the whole economy and driving it forward.

 

  

It is to be noted that a lot of protests are being planned all over the United States to back the immigration reform.

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The most expensive country for international study... and the winner is - Australia!

Recent research by HSBC.com confirmed that once again, Australia is the most expensive country for foreign students.

The average university and living cost for a year are estimated to be more than $38,500. Not very far behind comes the United States with calculated average costs and fees totaling more than $35,700.Actually, the difference here comes from the lower costs of living – annually, they are around $3,000 lower compared to those in Australia.

According to a study, conducted from the Institute of International Education, part of "Open Doors" project, 2011 – 21% of the entire study population in Australia is composed by foreign students from overseas. The United Kingdom is second here with 18%, while Canada and the United States get 13% and 3% respectively. We can conclude from here that even leading as a most expensive country for foreign students, Australia is still and will remain a popular destination in this area. Also, if you are curious about the Australian educational system, you can check out the 10 reasons to study in Australia.

But back to the main table – third place in it holds the United Kingdom, with yearly total of around $30,300. It is to be noted that in the UK the university fees are lay lower, around $19,000 per year, while the costs of living are even more than those in the United States – totaling $11,000.

The rest of the list is composed by United Arab Emirates, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, China, Taiwan, Spain and Germany.



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