“美国的大脑, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent 环球邮报 故事.

This article reported that “at a time when many U.S families are finding they have fewer dollars than they expected to spend on higher education, the price of a Canadian undergraduate degree is looking attractive.”

今年春天, many Canadian universities reported an increase in applications from U.S. students, and a growing number of those students are saying “是的” to offers from Canadian schools:

At Montreal’s McGill University, where there is a long tradition of U.S. recruiting, Americans accounted for 12 per cent of this year’s freshman class…..

McGill has seen a steady increase in American students, with numbers rising by 22 过去五年的百分比.

超过 9,000 Americans are currently attending colleges and universities in Canada. 1900年代中期, that number was barely over 2,000.

Canadian university education is government subsidized, so most Canadian university students pay less than $5,000 他们每年的学费. 即使是在加拿大境外学生未来, 国际学费仍然是一个比较合理的平均 $13,200 每年.

该 环球邮报 article compared overall annual costs for a student from the U.S. attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia versus Boston University:

…Dalhousie estimates that 学费, 书籍, housing and health insurance run $23,636 一年. 在波士顿大学, a school that often competes for the same U.S. students, çš„ equivalent annual cost comes to $61,794.

If you or a family member is considering education in Canada, 这里有 资源，帮助启动你的学校搜索:

The Canadian Council of Ministers of Education has created a useful website for students looking at Canadian post-secondary eduation. It includes an overview of Canada’s university system, 信息成本和财政援助, and a search function that lets you identify schools and programs across the country.

Another helpful tool is the 环球校园导航, 它可以让你 compare features of various Canadian universities.

And if you’d like to share your experiences about studying in Canada, please leave a comment below.

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