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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve lived in the uk for ten years and DD is just finishing up A level exams. I would have loved for her to study at a university here, but it was just going to be too much money. It was going to be about £45k/year. That’s in pounds so figure $60k/year? Good luck getting a good rate. And that’s not even with room/board.

She got a full tuition FA scholarship to a T20 in the states and will go there. We have a HHI just under 200k. (But she’s also got a merit scholarship for even more at a school in the top 40 and one in the top 70.) [/quote]

The 45,000 GBP/year is only at a very few UK universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, etc.).  [b]There are several excellent universities - eg., Durham - that cost considerably less than that for tuition [/b]and fees, especiall for humanities/social sciences. [/quote]

Yep, people here only look at the most expensive courses at Oxbridge/Imperial.
Durham for 3 years at any humanities course is a steal when compared to 4 years at any Out of State of Private US uni.
Scottish unis are 4 years, but still relatively cheaper than us Unis if you are comparing Out of State unis and Private unis with no merit.[/quote]

Durham is $61k pound for tuition, room and board. The Cost of Attendance (COA) at Durham University varies significantly based on fee status. For UK ("Home") undergraduate students, tuition fees are £9,790 per year. For international (Overseas) students, tuition ranges from £28,500 to £41,000 annually, with living expenses adding roughly £15,000 to £20,000.[/quote]

The 61k GBP is only for a limited number of courses with a high end living expense amount.  Many courses are 28.5k GBP which, when combined with 15k GBP for living costs, amounts to 43.5k GBP.  Multiply that by 3 years and you get 130.5k total, which is roughly $174, 000.  That's a LOT cheaper than highly rated U.S. privates, many of which are nearing $400k for all 4 years.  [/quote]

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