June 26th, 2013
Jennifer Frankel
A recent New York Times article announced, “Many public institutions that used to get most of
their financing from state governments now rely on tuition for more than half
their budgets.” It comes as no surprise then that with international students
paying out of state tuition – which is higher than the in-state tuition – along
with international student fees, that colleges are turning to international
students to not only diversify their student body but to also help bridge the
funding gap. With that being said, however, there are still schools providing financial
aid to international students that show their hard work, dedication, and
capability to rise above the challenge.
The U.S. News Report comes out with the list of top 10 schools
providing financial aid to international students. This can be quite helpful as
studying abroad can be expensive between, travel and tuition, student fees and
programming – and after all said and done, the majority of international
students are not eligible for federal financial aid programs.
Here are the top 10 schools providing financial aid to
international students according to this 2011-2012 report:
|
School
|
State
|
Average aid awarded to international
undergraduates
|
Number of international undergraduates who
received aid
|
|
Yale University
|
CT
|
$53,255
|
350
|
|
Skidmore College
|
NY
|
$52,967
|
64
|
|
Harvard University
|
MA
|
$51,865
|
504
|
|
Amherst College
|
MA
|
$50,990
|
141
|
|
Trinity College
|
CT
|
$50,854
|
139
|
|
Williams College
|
MA
|
$50,591
|
127
|
|
Dartmouth College
|
NH
|
$48,977
|
251
|
|
University of Chicago
|
IL
|
$48,907
|
58
|
|
Bates College
|
ME
|
$48,888
|
76
|
|
Duke University
|
NC
|
$48,391
|
134
|
According to this list, you’ll notice a lot of big name
universities and colleges – and most are located in the Northeast in the United
States. While applications can be competitive, and financial aid even more so,
having an outstanding college application with strong test scores and high
school stats can provide you with the opportunity to stand out among the rest.
