International Student Scholarships

International student scholarships are awarded to international students based on their calculated, cumulative grade point average and TOEFL, SAT, or ACT composite scores. Carthage international scholarships may total up to $10,000 per year and are renewable.

International Student Costs for 2007-2008

• Two semesters of double room (with a roommate) with 10 meals per week+65 block meals (required of all resident students) = $7,000. (One semester = $3,500 not including January term or $3,700 including January term.)
• Two semesters of tuition = $25,000. (One semester = $12,500 not including January term or $13,300 including January term.)
• Estimated living expenses: day to day $1,800 ($200 per month) plus $750 for books for two semesters. ($375 for books for one semester.)
• Accident and Sicknesss Plan for International Students is provided for by Carthage.

Note: A student wishing to live off campus must still be able to provide evidence of financial support for the total cost of tuition, room, board and the estimated books and living expenses for an annual total in the 2006-2007 school year of $33,000.

Financial Support

First, each applicant provides a sponsor's statement to guarantee that the student will receive enough money promptly as it becomes needed for living and studies during the full period of time necessary to complete the Carthage degree program.

Second, after being admitted for studies and before the Form I-20 is issued, students with private sponsors provide an advance deposit of money to confirm the availability of the funds that are guaranteed by the sponsor. This money is placed in the student's account at Carthage, and the amount of this deposit is written in the student's Form I-20.

Enrollment Deposit

Should the student decide not to enroll at Carthage, the $300 deposit is refundable for a fall entering student if a written request is submitted by May 1st or for a spring entering student if requested in writing by October 1st. All of a student's advance deposit, if paid, is refundable in the very unusual event that the U.S. government denies the student's visa application to study at Carthage.