CBS MoneyWatch recently ran an article examining the number of international students attending college in the United States and the amount of financial aid they receive. CBS created a list of the 10 colleges and universities with the most generous financial aid for international students, as well as the number of international students receiving aid at those institutions (average financial aid packages were at least $48,000.) Here they are:
Harvard University (MA) – 504 students
Yale University (CT) – 350 students
Dartmouth College (NH) – 251 students
Amherst College (MA) – 141 students
Trinity College (CT) – 139 students
Duke University (NC) – 134 students
Williams College (MA) – 127 students
Bates College (ME) – 76 students
Skidmore College (NY) – 64 students
University of Chicago (IL) – 58 students
Many of the most highly selective colleges in the country have some of the most generous financial aid programs. Institutions such as Harvard, Princeton, and Dartmouth have policies in place that include free tuition and no loans for students who come from families with an annual income below a certain level (typically below $60,000 – $75,000 per year.) Each institution has different policies, so applicants and families should carefully review these policies and use a college's net price calculator to get an early estimate of what the cost of attendance will be for their family. (Don't forget: financial aid, just like admissions decisions, are determined on a case by case basis, so don't let the "sticker price" alone cause you to cross a college off your list. Sticker price is likely not what you will pay.)
The Joyce Ivy Foundation works with students from the Midwest – most are U.S. citizens – so why the interest in international student aid? Students care about who their classmates will be. Many of our Summer Scholars return from their summer experiences talking about how incredible it was to have a roommate from the other side of the globe.
Our students, families, and college counseling colleagues think about financial aid when examining college options – but don't just think about how a college's financial aid policies will ultimately impact your financial aid package, think about how those policies also support the socioeconomic diversity (and diversity in citizenship) of your future classmates, teammates, and roommates. Students want to know if there will be other students like them on campus, as well as students who are not like them. Some colleges even post graphs of the distribution of financial aid by family income, as well as by citizenship, on the financial aid section of their website.
Harvard University (MA) – 504 students
Yale University (CT) – 350 students
Dartmouth College (NH) – 251 students
Amherst College (MA) – 141 students
Trinity College (CT) – 139 students
Duke University (NC) – 134 students
Williams College (MA) – 127 students
Bates College (ME) – 76 students
Skidmore College (NY) – 64 students
University of Chicago (IL) – 58 students
Many of the most highly selective colleges in the country have some of the most generous financial aid programs. Institutions such as Harvard, Princeton, and Dartmouth have policies in place that include free tuition and no loans for students who come from families with an annual income below a certain level (typically below $60,000 – $75,000 per year.) Each institution has different policies, so applicants and families should carefully review these policies and use a college's net price calculator to get an early estimate of what the cost of attendance will be for their family. (Don't forget: financial aid, just like admissions decisions, are determined on a case by case basis, so don't let the "sticker price" alone cause you to cross a college off your list. Sticker price is likely not what you will pay.)
The Joyce Ivy Foundation works with students from the Midwest – most are U.S. citizens – so why the interest in international student aid? Students care about who their classmates will be. Many of our Summer Scholars return from their summer experiences talking about how incredible it was to have a roommate from the other side of the globe.
Our students, families, and college counseling colleagues think about financial aid when examining college options – but don't just think about how a college's financial aid policies will ultimately impact your financial aid package, think about how those policies also support the socioeconomic diversity (and diversity in citizenship) of your future classmates, teammates, and roommates. Students want to know if there will be other students like them on campus, as well as students who are not like them. Some colleges even post graphs of the distribution of financial aid by family income, as well as by citizenship, on the financial aid section of their website.
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