Большинство поступающих совершают две главные ошибки:
- Подают в университеты, которые не предоставляют финансовой помощи.
- Подают в самые популярные и топовые университеты (Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Amherst, Yale), думая что остальные не дают финансовой помощи.
Во втором случае, вы можете просто напросто не поступить ни в один из университетов из-за высокой конкуренции. А в первом случае, даже в случае поступления, остаться без возможности пойти в университет из-за недостатка денежных средств для оплаты своего обучения.
В этой статье мы предоставляем вам список университетов США, которые дают очень хорошую финансовую помощь международным студентам. Эта таблица поможет вам составить свой список университетов, и не даст вам повторить частые ошибки поступающих. Все данные были взяты из официальных источников.
*Примечание: все университеты, кроме Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Amherst, Dartmouth, Bowdoin придерживаются need-aware политики приёма международных студентов в университет.
| University | Total amount of aid granted to international students | Number of enrolled international undergraduates received aid | Average amount of aid per student (college report or RP calculation) | Financial aid type | Comments from university website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College | $4,305,219 | 79 | $54,496 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Bates meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for admitted students. As an international student, your financial aid package will consist of scholarship grants and on-campus employment. Note:financial aid packages for international students do not include loans |
| Cornell University | $11,221,657 | 189 | $59,373 | need-aware meets FULL demonstrated need | … students who are admitted and have applied for financial aid and have demonstrated financial need will receive a financial aid package that meets 100% of their demonstrated financial need (Cornell University does not provide partial financial aid awards) |
| Middlebury College | $8,000,390 | 138 | $57,973 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Middlebury meets 100% of the demonstrated financial need of any student we admit, US or international. Middlebury is need-aware in its admission of international students. International students seeking financial assistance must apply for aid at the time of applying for admission to Middlebury. |
| Stanford University | $11,461,928 | 188 | $60,967 | need-aware, meets FULL demonstrated need | Stanford is committed to meeting demonstrated financial need for all admitted students (regardless of citizenship) who have requested financial aid during the application. |
| University of Pennsylvania | $9,000,000 | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Admitted international students who apply for aid when applying for admission will receive aid that meets 100 percent of their family’s demonstrated need—during each year of their undergraduate career. |
| Vanderbilt University | $7,600,818 | 140 | $54,291 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Vanderbilt will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students. |
| Amherst College | $9,229,581 | 156 | $59,163 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | Amherst meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all international students who are admitted to the college and apply for need-based financial aid. |
| Skidmore College | n/a | n/a | $58,000 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Skidmore annually gives more than $43 million in financial aid on the basis of demonstrated financial need. The average 2016–17 first-year financial aid package for international students was $58,000. |
| Duke University | n/a | accept 20-25 with full aid | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Duke University expects to enroll 20 to 25 international students whose full demonstrated need has been met with a university-provided need-based aid package. |
| Yale University | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | If you are admitted, Yale will meet 100 percent of your demonstrated financial need with a combination of tuition grants and term-time employment. |
| Harvard University | $35,845,904 | 592 | $60,550 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | Admission to Harvard is need-blind, meaning your financial need will not impede your chances of admission. |
| Princeton University | $21,197,495 | 427 | $49,642 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | Princeton meets 100 percent of the financial need. |
| Brown University | $9,828,035 | 188 | $52,276 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Brown meets 100% of a student’s demonstrated need, the financial aid award will be equal to the student’s need. |
| Tufts University | $7,851,100 | 136 | $57,728 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Tufts meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitteds tudents. In light of Tufts’ commitment to maintain an internationally diverse community, the University makes available a limited amount of funding for talented international students. |
| Brandeis University | $3,227,353 | 71 | $45,455 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Brandeis strives to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students, including international students. |
| Dartmouth College | $15,367,803 | 257 | $59,796 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | We will meet 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted financial aid applicants. |
| Columbia University | $13,219,632 | 214 | $61,773 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | While Columbia is need-aware for international students, we admit a large number of international students who apply for and receive a substantial amount of financial aid. Columbia meets 100% of the demonstrated financial need for international students admitted as first-years and transfers pursuing their first degree. |
| Berea College | $4,966,609 | 120 | $41,388 | free-tuition; housing and meal stipends are available | Berea College is the only school in the United States that provides 100% funding to 100% of enrolled international students. |
| Barnard College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-sensitive, meets FULL demonstrated need | …Barnard meets full demonstrated need for admitted students, the review of applications for admissions for International Students is need sensitive. |
| Bowdoin College | $2,010,562 | 41 | $49,038 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | International students, if admitted to Bowdoin, are considered for Bowdoin institutional financial aid. International applicants should be advised, however, that competition for funding is intense as it is limited. |
| Bryn MawrCollege | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Bryn Mawr College awards need-based financial aid to international students which may consist of grants, loans, and campus employment. The College meets the full demonstrated need for all admitted students. |
| California Institute of Technology | $1,710,292 | 33 | $51,827 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Caltech has need-sensitive admission for international citizens. The total amount of financial aid funds is limited for these students, and we remain committed to meeting 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students. |
| Carleton College | $2,965,263 | 67 | $44,257 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Carleton works to meet 100% of every student’s demonstrated financial need. We do accept a few international students every year whose financial need is met through a combination of grants, scholarships, and loans. |
| Case Western Reserve University | $2,624,252 | 96 | $27,335 | need based | Case Western Reserve University offers a limited amount of need-based aid to first year and transfer international applicants. |
| Claremont McKenna College | $1,224,493 | 25 | $48,979 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | CMC is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need of all admitted students, regardless of citizenship. However, as a “need aware” institution, CMC takes into account a student’s ability to pay the full-cost of attendance as a part of admission criteria for applicants that are not U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents. CMC has limited financial resources for international students. |
| Colby College | $4,191,443 | 82 | $51,115 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Colby meets 100 percent of the full demonstrated need of all admitted students, for all four years, regardless of citizenship—including more than $5.4 million to more than 102 international students in the 2016-2017 academic year. |
| Colgate University | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Colgate is committed to meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of accepted students. |
| Connecticut College | $4,242,365 | 81 | $52,370 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Financial aid for international students. Connecticut College meets full demonstrated financial need of all applicants regardless of citizenship. |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | $3,729,734 | 143 | $26,082 | 50% off the tuition | As an all honors college, every admitted student receives a half-tuition scholarship valued at approximately $21,000 per academic year (2017-2018). Students will automatically be considered for additional merit-based scholarship through the admissions process. |
| Franklin and Marshall College | $5,379,003 | 121 | $44,454 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Franklin & Marshall will meet 100% of your demonstrated need for all four years. |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | $714,925 | 28 | $25,533 | 50% off the tuition + limited additional need based aid. | Currently valued at more than $100,000, the merit-based Olin Tuition Scholarship benefits all admitted students. Offered for eight semesters of full time study and covering half the annual tuition charges, this scholarship recognizes achievement inside and outside the classroom and represents our confidence in your ability to succeed in this unique academic environment. |
| Gettysburg College | $3,942,974 | 128 | $30,804 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | If admitted, Gettysburg will meet 100% of the students need. |
| Grinnell College | $7,733,905 | 207 | $37,361 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Grinnell employs a need-aware admission policy for international students. Grinnell is committed to meeting 100% of institutionally determined need for admitted international students within our financial aid budget. |
| Hamilton College | $3,249,473 62 | $52,410 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Hamilton meets the full demonstrated financial need of every admitted international student for all four years. | |
| Harvey Mudd College | $793,499 | 29 | $27,362 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | We are able to meet 100 percent of a family’s demonstrated need for only a handful of international students. |
| Haverford College | $1,537,662 | 25 | $61,506 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | There is limited aid available for international students, making admission for such students especially competitive; however, we do meet 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students. |
| Johns Hopkins University | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based | The average scholarship is $25,000, but individual amounts can be more or less, depending on the financial need of the student. |
| Lafayette College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Lafayette meets the full demonstrated financial need of international students through a combination of loan, job, and grant aid. |
| Lehigh University | $4,163,332 | 90 | $46,250 | need-based + merit-based. | Lehigh University awards need-based financial aid to international students. Competition is very keen and our budget is limited. In evaluating students for aid, we look at a combination of the student’s academic/extracurricular achievements and the student/family need for financial assistance. Therefore, our financial aid is a combination of merit and need-based aid. |
| Macalester College | $11,259,120 | 258 | $43,640 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Approximately two out of three of the international students who enroll at Macalester receive financial aid awards. We are committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of every student we admit. |
| MIT | $17,690,728 | 342 | $51,727 | need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need | For undergraduates, we meet your full demonstrated financial need for all four of your undergraduate years. About 90% of our undergrads receive some type of financial aid, including scholarships, loans and jobs. All you need to do is apply. |
| Northwestern University | $5,797,966 | 105 | $55,218 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Need-based financial aid is available to international students seeking undergraduate degrees. We guarantee to meet 100% of all admitted first-year students’ demonstrated financial need for all four years. A request for financial aid consideration and the amount of financial aid you require may be a factor in a final admission decision. |
| Oberlin College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Oberlin provides grants, scholarships, loans, and on-campus employment to enable international students to meet all demonstrated financial need. More than 80 percent of our international students receive institutional financial aid, with the average aid package covering about three-quarters of the cost of attendance. |
| Pitzer College | $883,125 | 15 | $58,875 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | …if admitted, the financialaid award will meet the student’s full demonstrated need in the form of scholarship assistance and/or institutional work study. |
| Pomona College | $4,401,760 | 80 | $55,022 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Any admitted student with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need. |
| Reed College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | If you apply for need-based aid, meet all published deadlines, and we offer you admission, we are committed to meeting 100% of your demonstrated financial aid. |
| Rice University | $3,758,455 | 113 | $33,260 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Rice will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need as determined by university calculations. |
| Smith College | $8,642,029 | 154 | $56,117 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Smith meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of all admitted students who apply for financial aid by the published deadlines. |
| St.Olaf College | $10,961,298 | 249 | $44,021 | need-based, meets demonstrated need | Degree-seeking students may apply for international scholarships. While the average award is half-tuition, last year, scholarships for our international students ranged from $5,000 to $56,430. Scholarships, on-campus work-study, and loans are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. |
| Swarthmore College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Admission to Swarthmore is need-aware for other international citizens. Regardless of citizenship, if you are accepted to Swarthmore, the College will meet 100 percent of your demonstrated need with a financial aid award up to — and including— full tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and transportation. |
| Trinity College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Although the college is not a need-blind institution, it is committed to meeting 100% of the demonstrated financial need of any admitted student. |
| Union College | $4,087,197 | 83 | $49,243 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Union College meets 100% of the demonstrated financial needfor admitted students but is need-aware in the admissions process. |
| University of Chicago | $8,762,445 | 150 | $58,416 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | In fact, if you apply for need-based aid, and we offer you admission, we are committed to meeting 100% of your demonstrated financial aid. |
| University of Notre Dame | $11,138,918 | 231 | $48,220 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | If a student applies for financial aid and is admitted, they will receive a financial aid award that will meet their full demonstrated need. |
| Vassar College | n/a | n/a | n/a | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Vassar meets 100% of the full demonstrated need of all admitted students, international or domestic, for all four years. |
| Washington and Lee university | $3,299,644 | 59 | $55,926 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Washington and Lee University provides both need-based and merit-based assistance to international students in each entering class. Awards range from several thousand dollars to the full annual cost of attendance. |
| Wellesley College | $5,223,268 | 90 | $58,036 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Wellesley is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted international citizens who have applied for financialaid during the admission process. |
| Williams College | $5,784,344 | 92 | $62,873 | need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need | Williams meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of every student admitted to the college. In addition to funding tuition, room, and board, our aid packages for international students include yearly travel, textbooks, and personal spending allowances. |
Note: Minerva KGI is another US college providing financial aid to international students but not included on this list due to different nature of this school.
Использованные ресурсы: university websites, CollegeBoard, internationalstudent.com
Автор: Alibek Kaliyev - Lehigh University