US NEWS RANKINGS

tk21769
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:40:30 +0000

If you are an international student who cannot easily cover college costs, you may not have too many choices. Many public universities cost $40K/year or more for non-residents, but do not offer any need-based aid to international students. Only 6 colleges (all super selective) are need-blind in admissions for internationals. Of the rest, the ones with the best need-based aid for internationals are almost all selective private universities or small liberal arts colleges, which tend to show up fairly high in the US News rankings. The LACs do not offer business majors. Most universities and LACs with generous aid to internationals do not focus on job training for specific careers (like accounting), but on general education for leadership in professions such as academia, government, law, and medicine (some of which require graduate degrees.)

http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-6-need-blind-colleges-in-us-for-international-students
http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware

Some colleges that have little or no aid for internationals nevertheless do offer merit scholarships, which may be available to international students in many cases. The colleges that offer many large merit scholarships typically do not show up very high in the US News rankings.