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he “adjusted” tuition rates were calculated by subtracting each school’s average grants and scholarships packages from the baseline tuition. The numbers used for average aid packages only include financial aid (grants and scholarships) from the institutions themselves (since federal and state aid is not school specific and is not provided to international students) and do not include loans. Private schools tend to be pricier and often offer higher aid packages. Therefore, presenting adjusted tuition rates levels the playing field for private vs. public institutions. They also can give you information about what you can expect to pay if you have financial need and/or qualify for merit-based scholarships. Not all schools offer aid packages to international students, so in places where schools offer outstanding financing options to international students it is emphasized. We started with 100 schools on the list (the 100 schools in the U.S. with the highest percentages of international students) organized in two separate ways: in descending order from highest-rated to lowest-rated, and in descending order from cheapest to most expensive. The schools on each list was assigned a number from 1 to 100 based on its place on the list. By adding together the school’s number from each list, a value score was calculated. The 50 schools with the lowest overall scores made this list – the lowest of which had a score of 7, and the highest of which got a score of 101.