24/08/2013
13 Most Expensive Countries for International Students
Most Expensive Countries for International Students
Country Annual Fees Annual Cost of living Annual Total
Australia $25,375 $13,140 $38,516
United States $25,226 $10,479 $35,705
United Kingdom $19,291 $11,034 $30,325
United Arab Emirates $21,371 $6,004 $27,375
Canada $18,474 $7,537 $26,011
Singapore $14,885 $9,363 $24,248
Hong Kong $13,182 $9,261 $22,443
Japan $6,522 $12,642 $19,164
Russia $3,131 $6,310 $9,441
China $3,983 $4,783 $8,766
Taiwan $3,270 $4,987 $8,257
Spain $1,002 $6,004 $7,006
Germany $635 $5,650 $6,285
In US$ per year
This is going to be a huge surprise for many. The Most Expensive Countries for International Students is not USA
Australia is more expensive compared to USA. This is due to strengthening of Australian Dollar. UK comes in third place with expense just above $30,000.
I wasn’t expecting Germany to be the least expensive country with yearly expense just above $6,000.
There is a huge difference in cost between Germany and top 3 countries – Australia, USA and UK.
Methodology used for this calculation is actually quite simple : data from previous studies.
The research was compiled from data in 13 countries around the world
Fees represent the average tuition cost for international students based on the top 10 largest institutions in each relevant country (sourced from individual institution data)
Cost of living sourced from HESA Global Education Rankings 2010 where possible and adjusted to account for inflation and from Expatitsan.co.uk and HSBC Studying Abroad Research (Oct 2012)
Ivy League costs based on total average costs for attending a top ranked US University according to Forbes.
US Dollar conversion exchange rate as at July 17, 2013
The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges climbed 6% to a record 764,495 in 2011, according to a study in the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
Thanks
Lex & Jus
