International students added
There is now a variable called "Fall Term International Students" for every school in the database. On institutional profiles, the variable is in the "Students" section under the heading "Total Undergraduate Enrollment."
International students are not eligible for federal Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, PLUS loans, or work study programs. Researchers may want to subtract the number of international students from the overall enrollment number before calculating the percentage of students who receive Pell Grants or other federal financial aid. One reason we added this variable was to make that calculation possible.
How do international students fund their US education? Possible sources include a student's home country, the US institution they attend, and international organizations such as the Fulbright program, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization. There is no centralized source of data on the incomes of international students in the US.
The most comprehensive online resource for international students who want to study in the US is here.
Comments
While the Edupass site you reference as a resource for international students is indeed a useful tool, I'd like to point out an online resource that I believe provides much more detailed information for international students seeking need-based aid at U.S. colleges.
The Overseas Association for College Admissions Counseling maintains a list of all U.S. schools that offer need-based financial aid to international students. Unlike Edupass's listing, however, the Association's list includes much more detailed information about each school. The Association's list includes the cost of attendance, the number of international students overall as well as the number who are receiving aid, and, most importantly, the average financial aid package received by international students. The Association also updates its list on a regular basis (I believe annually).
Not only is this a very useful database for international students, it also provides researchers with the bottomline numbers they need to effectively subtract aid to internationals out of financial aid at individual colleges and universities.
Here is the link to the Association's most recent database listing:
http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntFinAid.pdf
However, you can also find the link for the list at the main OACAC site: http://www.oacac.com
Carolyn Lawrence
Http://www.admissionsadvice.com
Posted by: Carolyn Lawrence | July 21, 2006 4:17 PM