High Point University

High Point University in North Carolina publishes its cost with unusual clarity: USD 71,429 for tuition, fees, Tier 1 housing, food and state dining tax across the 2026-27 year, stated as the figure before any scholarships, grants or fellowships. It offers ten separate routes to satisfying English proficiency — including IB Higher Level English, AP English Language, and SAT English at 500 — and conditionally accepts students who fall short. Two features distinguish it operationally: every admitted non-native English speaker sits an HPU-administered placement exam after admission regardless of their test scores, and HPU runs credit-bearing ESL courses for students who meet the admission threshold but would benefit from further support. Merit scholarship consideration for international students is tied to submitting SAT or ACT scores, so a Kazakh applicant who skips those tests may forfeit funding consideration.