International students have been studying in Chile for many years, and now more than ever, the country is offering incredible opportunities. We will go through what the cost of living and tuition expectation can be when it comes to studying in Chile.
Chile actually has some of the best and highly regarded universities and programs for international students. We will provide a list of what universities are available in Chile:
- University of Chile
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- Federico Santa Maria Technical University
- University of Santiago, Chile
- Andres Bello University (UNAB)
- The University of Los Lagos
- Duoc UC
- The Federico Santa María Technical University
- Diego Portales University
- University of Concepción
- University of the Andes
- Austral University
- Major University
- The Autonomous University of Chile
- Universidad Finis Terrae
- Arturo Prat University
- Development University
- University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication
- Viña del Mar University
- San Sebastian University
- University of Talca
- Temuco Catholic University
- University of Antofagasta
- Alberto Hurtado University
- The University of Valparaíso
- Catholic University of Maule
- University of Bío-Bío
- Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception
- Catholic University of the North
- University of Atacama
- Academy of Christian Humanism University
- Metropolitan University of Technology
- Miguel de Cervantes University
- Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences
- University of La Serena
- University of La Frontera
- University of Magallanes
- Gabriela Mistral University
- University of the Americas Providencia
- Playa Ancha University of Educational Sciences
- University of Art & Social Sciences
The list above does not even show all of the available public and private universities that are in Chile.
Cost of Average Tuition and Living for an International Student
Every new student wonders how much of their own money will need to go towards tuition and paying rent if they live off campus. While living areas are dependent on where they are located within Chile, for example the higher living cost; the most expensive cities to live in are:
- Temuco
- La Serena
- Concepcion
- Valdivia
- Valparaiso
- Vina del Mar
- Puerto Montt
- Antofagasta
- Iquique
- Santiago
However, even though the cities mentioned above are deemed expensive, that means only certain areas of the city remains expensive. Otherwise, all of the cities mentioned above are in the category of “best places to live in Chile.”
Student can expect to pay an average of $1,100 maximum for rent, food, clothing, utilities, and any other daily necessity.
Tuition in Chile will come to about $7,600 per academic year starting as an undergraduate. Chile is deemed as one of the higher tuition areas for international students but still relatively more affordable than other places in the world. As always, private tuition will be about $2,000 more than the public tuition that is available.
Why Should International Students Go and Study in Chile?
Maybe the question should be why not? Student that aim to study in Chile and earn their degree there will find out that Chile has the best education reputation in all of Latin America. Two of the most popular programs available in Chile are the English and Art programs and the Spanish Language programs.
