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Today we answer a question from a listener in
Colombia. John Anderson wants to know the costs of
undergraduate and graduate study
in the United States.
Well, the first thing to know is
that prices are different from
school to school. Private colleges
and universities generally cost more than public
ones.
Another thing to keep in mind is that not all
students pay a school's "published price." Financial
aid and scholarships may reduce the cost. Here are a
few numbers for this school year from the College
Board organization.
The average published price for undergraduate study
at a four-year public college was about seven
thousand dollars. That was for students from "in
state." Students from other states as well as
international students paid an average of more than
eighteen thousand dollars.
This is the bad news
international students often have to pay the highest
prices.
And these averages were only for tuition and fees.
Food, housing, books and supplies can add ten to
twelve thousand dollars a year.
The College Board says the average tuition at a
private college was about twenty-six thousand
dollars.
Many students save money by starting their education
at a two-year public college, also known as a
community college. The average tuition this
year was about two thousand five hundred dollars.
A few American colleges provide a
free education, including the military and Merchant
Marine academies.
They accept some foreign students.
Berea College is a small Christian school in Berea,
Kentucky, that pays all first-year costs for its
foreign students. But they are expected to
pay one thousand dollars a year after that. Summer
jobs are provided to
help meet this cost.
Costs for graduate study in the
United States also differ from school
to school, and even from program to program. Here
too, public universities charge more for
out-of-state tuition. For example, at the University
of Kentucky, out-of-state graduate tuition averaged
about eighteen thousand dollars this year. In-state
was about nine thousand.
American students often have to take out loans to
help pay for their education. President Obama
recently signed into law a bill that changes the
student loan system. Well have more on that next
week.
And international students can learn much more about
studying in the United States on our Web site.
Look for the Foreign Student Series
at voaspecialenglish.com.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report.
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