EIU Office of International Students and Scholars

Undergraduate International Excellence Award

Undergraduate Students with an incoming GPA of 3.5 - 4.0 receive a special scholarship rate.  Students do not need to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA to retain a special rate. No scholarship application is needed.

All international students must prove a minimum amount of money to study at EIU for one academic year. The approximate costs for the 2022-2023 academic year of study (August to May) are as follows:

¹ Undergraduate tuition based on 12 credit hours per semester;

² Includes University Health Insurance;

³ Living expenses estimated for single student only. You should allow $5,000.00 per year for your spouse and $2,000.00 per year for each child to pay for their food, housing, medical care, and other miscellaneous expenses.

^*Please expect an approximate increase of 15% per year.