Paying for It: Funding Routes Worldwide

Nordic countries and Germany charge little or no tuition even for internationals, while US private sticker prices pass 90,000 dollars a year with living costs. Yet US schools also run the deepest aid pools: Harvard and Princeton practice need-blind admissions and meet full demonstrated need.

The UK offers repayable income-contingent loans; Australia defers payment through its tax system. Scholarships such as Rhodes, Chevening, Fulbright, and DAAD fund graduate study across borders.

Net price, not sticker price, is the number that matters..