International Tuition and Costs
CATEGORY | COST FOR FALL 2025 AND SPRING 2026 |
Tuition | $44,850 per year |
Fees | $2,700 per year |
Estimated Living Expenses/Room & Board | $14,170/year |
Academic Scholarship | (-$26,000/year) |
Virtual Visit Scholarship | (-$2,000/year) |
Total Cost of Education | $33,720/year (after scholarships) |
Other Expenses Estimated (Books, Personal, Other) | $6,000/year |
Alvernia offers a limited number of international scholarships to qualified undergraduate degree-seeking students. Interested students must complete a separate scholarship application in addition to an application for admission. All undergraduate students who wish to study at Alvernia University must complete an online Alvernia admission application.
After being admitted to the university, undergraduate international students may apply for this scholarship opportunity, which consists of several levels of support ranging from $15,000 to $26,000 per year as a merit award. These scholarships are offered to first-year international students and those transferring from another college or university located outside the United States.
- Eligibility Requirements
Alvernia University offers scholarships to each admitted international freshman and transfer student wishing to earn an undergraduate degree as a traditional day student at our main Reading campus.These merit scholarships are renewable for four years (up to eight semesters), all in the same amount. Scholarships cannot be combined with any other award, including a government scholarship; therefore, an applicant cannot apply for an Alvernia International Scholarship if they are already receiving another financial award.
Other requirements:
- Be a full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate student attending mostly daytime classes.
- Have earned a minimum 3.0 overall cumulative GPA by the May 1 scholarship application deadline.
- Meet English proficiency and financial specifications.
- Scholarship Options
Alvernia offers merit-based scholarships for academic excellence among new firstâyear and transfer students based on their CGPA:Presidential Scholarship $26,000 Trustees' Scholarship $25,000 Veronica Founder's Scholarship $23,000 Achievement Award $21,000 Heritage Award $19,000
If you are a transfer student, please review our transfer student scholarship opportunities.- Provost Scholarship: This $21,000 scholarship is given to students who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher from all previous institutions and/or members of Phi Theta Kappa.
- Bernardine Scholarship: This $19,000 scholarship is given to students who have earned a cumulative GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 from all previous institutions.
- Dean Scholarship: This $17,000 scholarship is given to students who have earned a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.24 from all previous institutions.
- Transfer Scholarship: This $15,000 scholarship is given to students who have earned a cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 from all previous institutions.
To continue your scholarship during your studies, you must enroll each semester as a full-time student, which is a minimum of 12 credits, and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
- Outside Scholarship Opportunities
Alvernia University does not have full tuition scholarship opportunities for international students. While students cannot combine other scholarships to Alvernia awards, international students are highly encouraged to apply for outside scholarship options. Here are some suggested sites: