Financial Aid Private universities are more likely to provide financial aid to international students than state universities, but keep in mind that overall costs of study at state universities are usually less expensive than at private schools. Full scholarships that cover total expenses are almost nonexistent. The EAC has a list of approximately 110 universities that offer some kind of financial assistance to international undergraduate students. See our Study Materials section for cost and ordering information. We also have reference books that have limited information on financial assistance for international undergraduate students.
Most colleges concentrate on undergraduate education.
Universities offer instruction in more fields than do colleges, including professions such as medicine and law. However, Americans use the terms interchangeably. You are not being insulted if you are asked where you go to school. There are competitive and less competitive entrance requirements at both public and private institutions. Cost is not an indication of the level of competitiveness or difficulty of a particular school.