Comparing semester program costs

Semester Abroad vs. Semester at ASU

The information on this page is designed to help you compare the cost of spending a semester abroad to the cost of studying at ASU for a semester. We have listed below those semester-long Global Education programs with a total cost of attendance (including tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and personal expenses) comparable to, or even less than, a typical semester at ASU.*

Click on your tuition classification below to find programs that are more affordable than you may think.

Arizona residents

PLEASE NOTE: These comparisons are based on the cost of attendance for 12 or more ASU credits per semester.

Program Name	Region	Program Type	Semester Cost
CIEE: Open Campus Programs (1 block)	Multiple	Partnership	Less than ASU
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
ISA: Environmental Studies, Health Care, Liberal Arts & Spanish Language at Veritas University	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies, International Business, Engineering & Courses with Locals at Universidad del Norte	South America	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
Kyushu University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
National Taiwan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
RMIT University - Vietnam	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Sichuan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez	South America	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
University of British Columbia	North America	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
University of Economics	Europe	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
USAC: Bangalore, India Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Chiang Mai, Thailand Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Santiago, Chile Program	South America	Partnership	< $1,000 more than ASU

Non-residents

PLEASE NOTE: These comparisons are based on the cost of attendance for 12 or more ASU credits per semester.

Program Name	Region	Program Type	Semester Cost
ASU in Florence: International Studies Institute (ISI) at Palazzo Rucellai	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ASU in Perugia: Umbra Institute	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
Ben-Gurion University	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in Barcelona	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in Dublin	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Accelerated Chinese Language at East China Normal University	Asia	Partnership	< $1,000 more than ASU
CIEE: Language and Culture Program at Universidade Nova de Lisboa	Europe	Partnership	< $1,000 more than ASU
CIEE: Open Campus Program (multiple-destinations) 2 blocks	Multiple	Partnership	< $1,000 more than ASU
CIEE: Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
Hebrew University	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
IFSA: Psychology in English in Buenos Aires	South America	Exchange	Less than ASU
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
TEAN: Business, Global Studies & Korean Language in Busan	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
TEAN: Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines at Korea University	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines at the University of Belgrano	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA - EuroScholars: Research in Europe	Europe	Partnership	< $1,000 more than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies & Electives at the University of Sevilla	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies at the University of Granada	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies at the University of Valencia	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies, Business & Spanish Language at the Pablo de Olavide University	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies, Business & Spanish Language at the University of Malaga	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: History, Culture & Politics at Charles University	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Business & Economics at University of Economics	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Studies, Business & Culture at the Autonomous University of Barcelona	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Studies, Business & Spanish Language	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Language, Culture & Society in Meknes, Morocco	Africa	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies at the University of Belgrano	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies, International Business, Engineering & Courses with Locals at Universidad del Norte	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Culture & Electives at the University of Granada	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Business at the Antonio de Nebrija University	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Liberal Arts and Environmental Studies at Veritas University	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
Kyushu University	Asia	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
National Taiwan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
RMIT University - Vietnam	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Ryukoku University	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Sichuan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
UA Russian Abroad Language/Internship Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez	South America	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
University of British Columbia	North America	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
University of Economics	Europe	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
USAC: Accra, Ghana Program (University of Ghana)	Africa	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Alicante, Spain Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Bangalore, India Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Chiang Mai, Thailand Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Haifa, Israel Program (University of Haifa)	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Lyon, France Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Prague, Czech Republic Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Reggio Emilia, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: San Sebastián, Spain Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Santiago, Chile Program	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Torino, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
USAC: Verona, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Viterbo, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU

Online students

PLEASE NOTE: These comparisons are based on the cost of attendance for 12 ASU credits per semester.

Program Name	Region	Program Type	Semester Cost
CIEE: Open Campus Programs (1 block)	Multiple	Partnership	Less than ASU
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
ISA: Health Care Courses in English & Medical Spanish at Veritas University	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies, International Business, Engineering & Courses with Locals at Universidad del Norte	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Liberal Arts and Environmental Studies at Veritas University	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
Kyushu University	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
National Taiwan University	Asia	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
Sichuan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez	South America	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
USAC: Accra, Ghana Program (University of Ghana)	Africa	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Bangalore, India Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Chiang Mai, Thailand Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Santiago, Chile Program	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU

International students

PLEASE NOTE: These comparisons are based on the cost of attendance for 12 or more ASU credits per semester.

Program Name	Region	Program Type	Semester Cost
ASU in Florence: International Studies Institute (ISI) at Palazzo Rucellai	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ASU in Perugia: Umbra Institute	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
Ben-Gurion University	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in Barcelona	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in London	Europe	Partnership	Comparabe to ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in Dublin	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
CAPA: Courses with Optional Internship in Sydney	Oceania	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
CIEE: Accelerated Chinese Language at East China Normal University	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Accelerated Chinese Language at East China Normal University	Asia	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
CIEE: Language and Culture Program at Universidade Nova de Lisboa	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Open Campus Program (multiple-destinations) 2 blocks	Multiple	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
CIEE: Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
Fudan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Hanyang University	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Hiroshima Shudo University	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Hebrew University	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
IFSA: Psychology in English in Buenos Aires	South America	Exchange	Less than ASU
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
TEAN: Business, Global Studies & Korean Language in Busan	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
TEAN: Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines at Korea University	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines at the University of Belgrano	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines at University of Cape Town	Asia	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
ISA - EuroScholars: Research in Europe	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies & Electives at the University of Sevilla	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies at the University of Granada	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies at the University of Valencia	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies, Business & Spanish Language at the Pablo de Olavide University	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Hispanic Studies, Business & Spanish Language at the University of Malaga	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: History, Culture & Politics at Charles University	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Business & Economics at University of Economics	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Studies, Business & Culture at the Autonomous University of Barcelona	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: International Studies, Business & Spanish Language	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Language, Culture & Society in Meknes, Morocco	Africa	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies at the University of Belgrano	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Latin American Studies, International Business, Engineering & Courses with Locals at Universidad del Norte	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Liberal Arts, Business & Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
ISA: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Sciences, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) at the National University of Ireland, Galway	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Culture & Electives at the University of Granada	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Business at the Antonio de Nebrija University	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
ISA: Spanish Language, Liberal Arts and Environmental Studies at Veritas University	Central America	Partnership	Less than ASU
Korea University Business School	Asia	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
Korea University-General Exchange	Asia	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
Kyushu University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Linnaeus University	Europe	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Monash University-Malaysia	Asia	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
National Taiwan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Orebro University	Europe	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
RMIT University - Vietnam	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Ryukoku University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Seoul National University (SNU)	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Sichuan University	Asia	Exchange	Less than ASU
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez	South America	Exchange	Less than ASU
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)	Europe	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)	North America	Exchange	Less than ASU
University of British Columbia	North America	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
University of Economics	Europe	Exchange	Comparable to ASU
University of Waikato	Oceania	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU
USAC: Accra, Ghana Program (University of Ghana)	Africa	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Alicante, Spain Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Bangalore, India Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Chiang Mai, Thailand Program	Asia	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Cork, Ireland (University College Cork)	Europe	Partnership	Comparable to ASU
USAC: Haifa, Israel Program (University of Haifa)	Middle East	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Lyon, France Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Prague, Czech Republic Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Reggio Emilia, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: San Sebastián, Spain Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Santiago, Chile Program	South America	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Torino, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Verona, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
USAC: Viterbo, Italy Program	Europe	Partnership	Less than ASU
Yonsei University	Asia	Exchange	< $1,000 more than ASU

Cost comparison key

Label	Total Semester Program Cost
Less than ASU	Less than a typical semester at ASU
Comparable to ASU	Roughly equal to a semester at ASU
< $1,000 more than ASU	More than a semester at ASU, by $1,000 or less

*PLEASE NOTE: Comparisons are based on the total anticipated cost of attending the Global Education program (including fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and personal expenses) and the estimated cost of attendance at ASU for an undergraduate student living off-campus, (based on tuition classification; excluding any additional program tuition for specific majors).

Program costs are subject to change, and your actual cost of participating in a specific Global Education program will depend on a variety of factors, so be sure to refer to your program cost sheet for complete and up-to-date program cost details. Use this page for more details on your cost of attendance at ASU.

Financing your semester program

Because semester Global Education program participants remain enrolled at ASU for the duration of the semester abroad, it is possible to apply Federal Financial Aid money - and most scholarships - toward the cost of ASU-approved semester Global Education programs. Please explore the following resources for additional information.

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