Prospective students should consider a range of university costs in their planning and when they make final decisions on which university to attend. Although some universities promise to meet students’ full financial need, not all associated costs to study may be covered. For example, expenses such as flights to and from one’s home country. The following table includes estimated application costs and annual costs for attending university.
Estimated University Application and Annual Attendance Costs
| Category | Cost |
|---|---|
| Standardized entrance examinations | IELTS or TOEFL – 200 USD Duolingo – 50 USD GRE – 205 USD ACT – 85 USD SAT – 55 USD |
| Transcript evaluation ECE and WES | 145-205 USD |
| Application fee | 50-100 USD per application |
| CSS Profile | 25 USD for one university and 16 USD for each addition |
| SEVIS fee | 350 USD |
| U.S. Visa application and issuance | 160 USD |
| Tuition and fees | 11,000 USD (2-year institutions) 45,000 USD (4-year private institutions) |
| Health insurance | 3,000 USD |
| Room and board | 11,000 USD |
| Books and course materials | 1,000 USD |
| Transportation (including flight from and back to Central Asia) | 2,000 USD |
| Personal expenses (clothing, phone, internet, entertainment, etc.) | 2,000 USD |