Located in one of the safest regions of the United States with a very affordable cost of living, we provide a high-quality education at a lower cost than similar schools in more expensive locations. Total costs for international students range from $24,000-$33,000 per year, in addition to working to earn an additional $3,600 for spending money. Cost and scholarship details for the 2024-25 academic year are listed below. Costs for the 2025-26 academic year will be published in the late fall.

Academic Year Costs
(entry term August 2024)

2024-25

Tuition $30,400
Fees (health insurance, orientation, technology, and activity fee) $2,795
Books and Supplies (flat rate for the whole year) $700
Room — Standard Double $4,800
Meal Plan — Maroon 205 $6,200
Total comprehensive cost $44,895
Additional estimated costs (personal spending and travel) $3,700
Total cost of attendance for eight months $48,595

International Student Scholarships

International Student Scholarships for academic merit and family need are available. For Fall 2025 entry, the merit scholarships alone can go as high as $18,000 per year, with additional funds awarded to help meet financial need.

新澳门六合彩 prizes the contributions international students make to enhance education on campus, and we are pleased to make generous scholarships available that can cover a portion of the cost of attendance.

Merit-Based Awards

International Excellence Scholarships are competitive, merit-based scholarships that are awarded to international first-year students or transfer students for up to four years. Current scholarships range from $12,000 to $18,000 per year for the 2025-26 academic year. The amount of your award is determined by the strength of your academic record. Admitted students will receive notification of this scholarship at the time of admission.

新澳门六合彩 Scholarship Interview

Admitted students who demonstrate the ability to pay in the range of $24,000-$33,000 USD per year are eligible to participate in a 新澳门六合彩 Scholarship interview. The virtual interview is the second phase of the scholarship program and an opportunity to earn additional scholarship resources to meet unmet financial need. 

Dates for the next round of 新澳门六合彩 Scholarship Interviews are available on the accepted international students page. Eligible students will receive an invitation to reserve an interview time.

Talent Awards

新澳门六合彩 offers additional scholarship opportunities for students participating in visual arts, music, theatre, and speech and debate. Separate applications are required. Students selected to receive these awards will be expected to participate in events and programs. More details below.

#YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship

新澳门六合彩 offers two annual, renewable scholarships of at least 50% of tuition to selected international undergraduate students dedicated to advancing intercultural learning and understanding at 新澳门六合彩. First-year international students who have applied to 新澳门六合彩 can apply for the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship. All academic majors and fields of study are welcome to apply.

Students and their family or financial sponsor must be able to pay in the range of $24,000-$33,000 per year as this is not a full scholarship.

Students will participate in a video interview to further explain the ways in which they will impact the campus through their dedication to advancing intercultural learning and understanding. Students will be invited to participate in this video interview following admission.

#YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship applications for the 2025-26 academic year will open soon.

External Scholarship Partnerships

United World College (UWC) Davis Scholars. 新澳门六合彩 is proud to be one of over 100 colleges in the U.S. recognized as a Davis UWC Scholars Program partner school. This scholar program is committed to bringing talented students from every corner of the world to U.S. colleges and universities in hopes of creating international understanding and positive changes in the world. Eligible graduates from United World College secondary schools identified as Davis UWC Scholars at 新澳门六合彩 will receive scholarship support to meet their full demonstrated financial need.

ELCA International Women Leaders Scholarships. 新澳门六合彩 is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). 新澳门六合彩 partners with the ELCA Global Mission Unit to sponsor talented women leaders from around the world who have been endorsed by global companion churches and who promise to return home at the completion of studies to use their education in service to their communities, the church, and the world. Thanks to the generosity of donors to the ELCA, students identified as IWL Scholars to attend 新澳门六合彩 will receive scholarship support to meet their full demonstrated financial need through a combination of funds from the College and the ELCA Office of Global Mission.

Please contact one of our international admission representatives for further details about either of these scholarship programs.

Additional Scholarship Search Sources

Work-Study

In addition to scholarships, international students are eligible to work on campus up to 20 hours per week during the school year. We estimate students will earn $3,600 per year from working an average of 10 hours per week, but some students who work as much as possible are able to earn more.