EUROPE COLLEGE TUITION COSTS AND GOVT ASSISTANCE
SOURCED FROM (2012)---
Summary
In most EU member states students pay either no tuition fees
or low levels of fees. However most universities charge some type of
administration or registration fee, Ireland for example does not charge tuition
fees, but from autumn 2012 students will pay a registration fee of up to 2, 250
euros. Some commentators have called these types of charges ‘unofficial tuition
fees’.3
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A publication in 2010, Funding higher education:
A view across Europe4 contains a table which summarises the procedures
used for setting fee levels across Europe: No tuition fee
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Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Malta, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Cyprus*, Greece*, Scotland*,
Slovenia*
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Government
sets fixed amount
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Belgium / Wallonia, Bulgaria, France, Ireland,
Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
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Universities
decide but ceiling set by public authorities
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Italy,
Portugal, UK: England*
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University
sets fees
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Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia,
Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Serbia, UK
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Fees set on basis of some form of Cooperation
between university and public authorities
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Cyprus, Belgium / Flanders, Lithuania
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Most countries provide
financial support for students by way of grants or scholarships – many of which
are either means tested or merit based. Increasingly countries are introducing
a system of student loans. Few countries provide non means tested support for
all students. Many states also provide help for students with accommodation
costs and transport costs.
PRICES OF COLLEGE IN EUROPE (2010) FROM
Here are some international comparisons of
tuition fees (in U.S. dollars):
ENGLAND $5,234 (3,300
pounds)
SCOTLAND: FREE to
Scottish and EU students; 2,895 to other British students.
UNITED STATES Up to
50,000*
CANADA 3,693
OTHER COUNTRIES IN EUROPE:
AUSTRIA 821
BELGIUM 586
FINLAND FREE
SPAIN 1,275
SWEDEN FREE
PERCENTAGE OF GDP SPENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION:
UNITED STATES 3.1
CANADA 2.6
FINLAND 1.6
BRITAIN 1.3
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