Minnesota vs DePaul vs Loyola

[DrEarth]

I don't know the cost of UMN, but paying over $100k for an undergraduate degree in econ from Loyola or DePaul does not sound like a good idea to me.

I do know DePaul doesn't require entrance exams anymore.

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by DrEarth

I don't know the cost of UMN, but paying over $100k for an undergraduate degree in econ from Loyola or DePaul does not sound like a good idea to me.

I do know DePaul doesn't require entrance exams anymore.

See http://onestop.umn.edu/documents/tui...ad_2014-15.pdf

MN resident and reciprocity states $12,060 (Tuition Only per year)
Non-resident $19,320 (Tuition Only per year)

Add about $3,000 for books and fees. ^^ pricing assumes 13 or more credits (same price for 18 credits or 13 credits).

Most kids who get an ACT score of 27 get at least a $1K year in UofMN scholarships. Around a 29 you can figure $3K off a year. The higher the ACT score, the higher the scholarships. My daughter got around $5K per year. Fact: you get more $$'s if you know how to ask for more.

[DrEarth]

Originally Posted by MN-Born-n-Raised

See http://onestop.umn.edu/documents/tui...ad_2014-15.pdf

MN resident and reciprocity states $12,060 (Tuition Only per year)
Non-resident $19,320 (Tuition Only per year)

Add about $3,000 for books and fees. ^^ pricing assumes 13 or more credits (same price for 18 credits or 13 credits).

Most kids who get an ACT score of 27 get at least a $1K year in UofMN scholarships. Around a 29 you can figure $3K off a year. The higher the ACT score, the higher the scholarships. My daughter got around $5K per year. Fact: you get more $$'s if you know how to ask for more.

Yea, I didn't care enough to look, but I would hope the OP's brother already knows. I figured it was significantly cheaper.

However, some college age kids fail to see the problem of leaving college with that much debt until it's too late. Living in up in Chicago with tuition costing over $30k a year seems foolish unless the person is wealthy or has enough scholarships to actually make the price comparable to another state university. Especially considering DePaul and Loyola are nothing special. If the other options were Northwestern or UoC then that's a big difference compared to UMN.