While some programs can cost more than studying on campus, there are many where you will pay the same or less than a semester at Beloit College. In fact, 50% of students who went abroad over the past three years reported that their costs were the same or less than studying on campus.
First, let’s compare apples to apples. Tuition always remains the same, whether you are on campus or off. And all your financial aid transfers to study abroad.
It’s the living costs that can vary. Your housing and meals on campus in 2025-26 will cost $6,054 per semester. You can use that as your baseline to compare the costs of housing, meals and airfare abroad to studying on campus. Additional expenses can include the cost of a visa, health insurance, and personal expenses, which can vary but are minor compared to living costs.
There are also many scholarships available to lower costs, including the Exchange Student Scholarship, given to all participants in exchange programs. Further, the Betsy Brewer Award helps replace lost income from work study or your off-campus job, which is another concern for students.
So, where can you study, all in, for less than tuition plus $6,054? The costs listed below are estimates and can fluctuate with currency exchange rates, but can give you a good idea of the savings.
Spend a semester in Accra, Ghana, where you can study a range of subjects in English, carry out community service, and live on campus with Ghanaian and international students.
At this campus in Limerick, Ireland, students can study at the country’s premier teacher college, which produces the vast majority of Ireland’s teachers. Strong for EDYS majors, as well as humanities students, the location and student body all add to the unique semester.
#4 CEA Costa Rica - $1,754 less!Kitana Gulotta ’25 (second from right) and Dahlia Shearer ’25 (right) studied in Costa Rica with CEA.
Students in this program can study environmental science, Spanish for health sciences, and general liberal arts subjects. Instruction is in English and students stay with host families in the capital city of San Jose.
Through Beloit College’s exchange program with University of York,Hernan Santacruz ’19 studied economics and finance at the University of York. students can take a range of subjects and experience a vibrant campus in an historic medieval city in the center of England. Fall semester is only 12 weeks long, lowing the cost of living.
Through Beloit College’s exchange program with University of Sussex, students can take a range of subjects at this modern campus on the southern coast of England. Fall semester is only 12 weeks long, lowing the cost of living.
Biology student Meshach Roberts ’19 studied in Ecuador.In the historic and lush city of Quito, 9,000 feet into the Andes, between the Amazon rainforest and the coast, this campus of 5,000 students provides a strong liberal arts curriculum in Spanish, intramural sports, and community service. Students live with host families.
Students live on campus in the hills of Hong Kong, taking courses in a liberal arts curriculum in English. Many clubs and off-campus opportunities enrich the learning experience.
Farah Tolu-Honary ’24 studied at the Al Akhawayn University in Morocco.At this Beloit College exchange partner campus, you can study many similar subjects to Beloit, with strong courses in international relations, computer science, and business. Courses are taught in English, and students live in dormitories on campus. Local travel opportunities are abundant and inexpensive.
Cost estimate breakdown: Housing & Meals: Same as on campus. Flight: $1,000. Exchange Student Scholarship: -$1,500
Johannes Kepler University offers strong engineering and STEM programs.At this campus nestled in the city of Linz, Austria, students can study physics, engineering, computer science, and business in English, while living on campus. One of the European Capitals of Culture, Linz offers many museums, research firms and charming views of the Danube River.
Cost estimate breakdown: Housing & Meals: Same as on campus. Flight: $1,000. Exchange Student Scholarship: -$1,500
