États-Unis

At a glance · ⁨Aperçu⁩

Who it suits · ⁨Pour qui c'est adapté⁩Students who want to explore subjects before choosing a major and can plan for high costs.适合想先探索多个学科再选专业、并且能规划较高费用的学生。

Early Decision et Early Action

Apply in October or November, answers in December or January十月或十一月申请，十二月或一月出结果 [5]

Répondez à vos offres

By May 1 at most colleges多数大学为 5 月 1 日前 [8]

Droits de scolarité privés

US$45,000 a year on average (2025-26)平均每年 45,000 美元（2025-26 学年） [1]

Frais SEVIS

US$350 for F-1 studentsF-1 学生 350 美元 [9]

Travail pendant le trimestre

On campus, up to 20 hours a week仅限校内，每周最多 20 小时 [3]

Travail après l'obtention du diplôme

OPT: up to 12 months, plus 24 more for STEM degreesOPT：最长 12 个月，STEM 学位可再延长 24 个月 [4]

Which qualification leads where · ⁨Quel diplôme mène où⁩

• AP et un diplôme d'enseignement secondaire américainGood route · ⁨Bonne voie⁩

  The standard route: colleges read your transcript, AP scores and activities together.常规路径：大学综合看成绩单、AP 成绩和课外活动。

• A-LevelGood route · ⁨Bonne voie⁩

  Accepted: colleges read your predicted grades with your school record and activities.接受：大学结合预估成绩、在校记录和课外活动一起评估。

• Diplôme du Baccalauréat InternationalGood route · ⁨Bonne voie⁩

  Accepted: predicted points are read with your school record and activities.接受：预估分数与在校记录、课外活动一起评估。

• GaokaoPossible

  Some universities consider Gaokao results; check each university's admission page.部分大学参考高考成绩，请逐一查看各校招生页面。

• Diplôme de fin d'études secondaires chinoisPossible

  There is no national entrance exam: colleges read your transcript with English test scores.美国没有统一入学考试：大学看你的高中成绩单和英语考试成绩。

English you need · ⁨Anglais dont vous avez besoin⁩

IELTS

6.5 – 7.5 [6] Prepare for IELTS · ⁨Se préparer pour l'IELTS⁩ →

TOEFL iBT

4.5 – 5.0 [6] Prepare for TOEFL · ⁨Se préparer pour le TOEFL⁩ →

On the old TOEFL scale those are 80 and 100. The selective colleges publish a competitive score rather than a minimum, and Cornell recommends 5.5 rather than its 5.0 floor.对应旧托福分数为 80 和 100。名校公布的是“有竞争力的分数”而非最低分，康奈尔建议 5.5，而不是其 5.0 的底线。

Universities to look at · ⁨Universités à consulter⁩

• Harvard, Yale et Princeton Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ The three that are need-blind for international applicants and meet full demonstrated need. Also among the hardest admissions in the world.这三所对国际申请者实行需求无关录取，并覆盖全部认定的经济需求。同时也是全世界最难录取的学校之一。

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [10]

• Université Cornell Ithaca, New York

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ Publishes competitive scores rather than minimums: IELTS 7.5, TOEFL 5.0 with 5.5 recommended.公布的是“有竞争力的分数”而非最低分：雅思 7.5，托福 5.0，建议 5.5。

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [7]

• Université New York (NYU) New York

  Tuition a year · ⁨Scolarité par an⁩ US$68,576 in tuition and fees, and a published cost of attendance of US$100,998 (2026-2027)学费及杂费 68,576 美元，公布的就读总成本为 100,998 美元（2026-2027）

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [2]

• Penn State University Park, Pennsylvanie

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ A large public university with a plain published English requirement: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 4.5.大型公立大学，英语要求公开明确：雅思 6.5，托福 4.5。

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [6]

• Université de l'Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ Publishes an automatic merit table for international freshmen, from US$6,000 a year up to full tuition plus housing.为国际新生公布自动评定的成绩奖学金表，从每年 6,000 美元到全额学费加住宿。

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [11]

• Université Vanderbilt Nashville, Tennessee

  Accepts · ⁨Accepte⁩ States plainly that it is need-aware for international applicants while need-blind for Americans — the clearest illustration of what that phrase costs.明确说明对国际申请者实行需求敏感录取、对美国学生实行需求无关录取——这是“需求敏感”代价最清楚的例证。

  Admissions page · ⁨Page d'admission⁩ → [12]

Your ticks are saved in this browser, and to your account when you are signed in. · ⁨Vos cases cochées sont sauvegardées dans ce navigateur, et dans votre compte lorsque vous êtes connecté.⁩

Choisir et postuler

• Build a balanced list of colleges and read each one's admission requirements.列出一份均衡的大学清单，逐一查看招生要求。 [13]
• Check whether your colleges want the SAT; the test takes 2 hours 14 minutes.确认目标大学是否要求 SAT；考试时长 2 小时 14 分钟。 [14]
• Take an English test your colleges accept and note the score each one asks for.参加目标大学认可的英语考试，记下各校要求的分数。
• Start your personal essay and each college's own essays early: they take many drafts.尽早动笔写个人文书和各校的补充文书：要改很多稿。
• Ask your teachers and school counsellor for recommendations well before the deadline.在截止日期前尽早请老师和升学指导老师写推荐信。
• Decide on early decision, which is binding, or early action, which is not.决定是否申请提前决定（有约束力）或提前行动（无约束力）。 [5]

Argent

• Work out what your family can pay each year: aid is based on the gap between the cost and that amount.算清家里每年能负担多少：资助按大学费用与家庭负担能力之间的差额计算。 [15]
• Plan for limited aid: most scholarships cover only part of the cost.资助有限要有准备：多数奖学金只覆盖部分费用。 [15]
• Prepare the financial documents your college asks for.准备好大学要求的资金证明材料。

Visa

• After you accept an offer, get your Form I-20 from the college.接受录取后，向大学领取 I-20 表。 [16]
• Pay the SEVIS fee of US$350 using the details on your I-20.用 I-20 上的信息缴纳 350 美元的 SEVIS 费。 [9]
• Apply for the student visa at a US embassy or consulate and bring your original I-20 to the interview.到美国使领馆申请学生签证，面签时带上 I-20 原件。 [16]
• Apply early: a student visa can be issued up to 365 days before your program starts.尽早申请：学生签证最早可在开课前 365 天签发。 [17]

Avant de partir

• Apply for campus housing as soon as you commit to a college.确认入读后马上申请校内宿舍。
• Book a flight that arrives no more than 30 days before the start date on your I-20.订机票时注意：入境时间不能早于 I-20 上开课日期前 30 天。 [17]
• Keep your passport, visa and signed I-20 in your hand luggage.护照、签证和签好字的 I-20 放在随身行李里。 [16]

Aug 2025 Aug 2027

1. Aug 2025 24 months before · ⁨24 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Take challenging courses and keep up activities you care about: colleges read your whole school record.选有挑战的课程，坚持你真正投入的课外活动：大学会看你整个高中阶段的记录。

2. Feb 2026 18 months before · ⁨18 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Research colleges and start a shortlist.了解大学，开始列清单。

3. Jun 2026 14 months before · ⁨14 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Prepare for the SAT, if your colleges want it, and your English test.准备 SAT（如果目标大学要求）和英语考试。

4. Aug 2026 12 months before · ⁨12 mois avant⁩ passed · ⁨réussi⁩

   Draft your personal essay over the summer and ask teachers for recommendations.暑假写个人文书初稿，并请老师写推荐信。

5. Oct 2026 10 months before · ⁨10 mois avant⁩ now · ⁨maintenant⁩

   Early decision and early action applications are usually due in October or November.提前决定和提前行动的申请通常在十月或十一月截止。 [5]

6. Jan 2027 7 months before · ⁨7 mois avant⁩

   Regular applications are due; each college sets its own deadline.常规申请截止；各校截止日期不同。

7. Mar 2027 5 months before · ⁨5 mois avant⁩

   Regular decisions arrive in spring: compare offers and aid.春季公布常规录取结果：比较各校录取和资助。

8. May 2027 3 months before · ⁨3 mois avant⁩

   Reply by May 1 at most colleges, then get your I-20.多数大学需在 5 月 1 日前回复，之后领取 I-20。 [8]

9. Jun 2027 2 months before · ⁨2 mois avant⁩

   Pay the SEVIS fee and apply for the student visa.缴纳 SEVIS 费并申请学生签证。

10. Aug 2027 At the start · ⁨Au début⁩

    Arrive no more than 30 days before the start date and join orientation.在开课日期前 30 天内抵达，参加新生入学培训。 [17]

A year · ⁨Une année⁩

¥340,000 – ¥600,000

Whole degree · ⁨Diplôme complet⁩

¥1,400,000 – ¥2,400,000 over 4 years · ⁨sur 4 ans⁩

Converted to RMB at two significant figures — the rate moves and the ranges are wide. Rate: · ⁨Converti en RMB à deux chiffres significatifs — le taux bouge et les fourchettes sont larges. Taux :⁩ Banque centrale européenne : taux de change de référence EUR/USD, 18 septembre 2026, checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19.

Universités privées sans but lucratif

US$45,000 a year on average in tuition and fees (2025-26)学杂费平均每年 45,000 美元（2025-26 学年） [1]

Universités publiques, tarif hors État

US$31,880 a year on average (2025-26)平均每年 31,880 美元（2025-26 学年） [1]

Frais de vie

Extra to tuition; each college publishes its own estimate不含在学费中；各校公布各自的估算

Aide financière

Limited: most scholarships cover only part of the cost有限：多数奖学金只覆盖部分费用 [15]

Frais SEVIS

US$350350 美元 [9]

Scholarships and funding · ⁨Bourses et financement⁩

• Sans tenir compte des ressources financières (need-blind) pour les étudiants internationaux — très peu nombreux [10]

  Harvard, Yale and Princeton each say in their own words that a family's ability to pay is not a factor in admission for any student anywhere, and that they meet the full demonstrated need of international students exactly as for Americans. Yale adds that its offers include no loans.哈佛、耶鲁、普林斯顿都以自己的措辞声明：无论学生来自哪里，家庭支付能力都不影响录取，且国际学生的助学金与美国学生同等地覆盖全部认定需求。耶鲁还说明其助学金不含贷款。

  These are also among the hardest places in the world to be admitted to, so this is a real route and a narrow one.这几所也是全世界最难录取的学校，因此这条路真实存在，但非常窄。

• Partout ailleurs, c'est « need-aware » — et cette expression a un prix [12]

  Vanderbilt states it plainly: for an international applicant, indicating that you are seeking need-based assistance means the admission decision is made on a need-aware basis — while the same university is need-blind for Americans. At a need-aware college, asking for money is itself part of the decision.范德堡大学说得很直白：国际申请者一旦表明需要助学金，录取决定就会“考虑经济需求”——而同一所学校对美国学生是需求无关的。在需求敏感的学校，申请资助本身就是录取决定的一部分。

• Bourses de mérite, publiées et automatiques [11]

  The University of Alabama publishes a table international freshmen are scored against: $6,000 a year at ACT 25–26, rising to $28,000 at ACT 32–36, and a Presidential Elite award covering tuition for four years plus housing at a perfect score.阿拉巴马大学公布了国际新生适用的评定表：ACT 25–26 每年 6,000 美元，ACT 32–36 提升至 28,000 美元；满分可获 Presidential Elite 奖学金，覆盖四年学费并含住宿。

  This is the honest counterweight to the Ivy route: something a student can plan against rather than hope for.这是对“冲藤校”思路的现实补充：一条可以规划、而不是只能期待的路。

Visa

• Once a college certified by SEVP admits you, it sends you a Form I-20.被 SEVP 认证的大学录取后，学校会发给你 I-20 表。 [16]
• You need the I-20 details to pay the SEVIS fee, and you pay it before applying for the visa.缴纳 SEVIS 费需要 I-20 上的信息，并且要在申请签证前缴纳。 [20]
• Apply for the visa at a US embassy or consulate and bring your original I-20 to the interview.到美国使领馆申请签证，面签时带上 I-20 原件。 [16]
• A student visa can be issued up to 365 days before the program starts, but you may enter only in the last 30 days.学生签证最早可在开课前 365 天签发，但只能在开课前 30 天内入境。 [17]

Work during and after studies · ⁨Travail pendant et après les études⁩

• On campus: no more than 20 hours a week while school is in session.校内打工：学期中每周不超过 20 小时。 [3]
• OPT gives up to 12 months of work linked to your studies, before or after graduating; time used before graduating is taken from the time after.OPT 提供最长 12 个月与专业相关的工作许可，毕业前后都可使用；毕业前用掉的时间会从毕业后的额度中扣除。 [4]
• STEM graduates can extend OPT by 24 months when they and their employer meet the rules.STEM 毕业生在本人和雇主都符合规定时，可将 OPT 延长 24 个月。 [4]

When you arrive · ⁨À votre arrivée⁩

• Arrive no more than 30 days before your program start date.入境时间不能早于开课日期前 30 天。 [17]
• Carry your signed I-20 when you enter the country.入境时随身携带签好字的 I-20。 [16]
• Check in with your college's international student office when you arrive.抵达后到学校的国际学生办公室报到。

Common mistakes · ⁨Erreurs courantes⁩

• Early decision is binding: if you are admitted with enough aid, you must go to that college.提前决定有约束力：如果被录取且资助足够，就必须入读该校。 [5]
• Most scholarships cover only part of the cost and may not be open to first-year international students.多数奖学金只覆盖部分费用，而且可能不向一年级国际学生开放。 [15]
• Arriving more than 30 days before the start date on your I-20 is not allowed.入境时间早于 I-20 开课日期前 30 天是不允许的。 [17]
• TOEFL iBT scores use a 1 to 6 scale since January 2026, with a comparable 0 to 120 score until January 2028: compare the right number with each college's minimum.托福 iBT 自 2026 年 1 月起采用 1 至 6 分制，并在 2028 年 1 月前附带 0 至 120 的对照分：对照各校最低要求时要看对应的分数。 [21]

Sources

1. College Board : points saillants sur les tendances des tarifs universitaires checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
2. Université de New York : coût de la vie, 2026-2027 checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
3. Étudier aux États-Unis : travailler aux États-Unis checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
4. USCIS : Formation pratique optionnelle pour les étudiants F-1 checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
5. BigFuture : faits sur la décision anticipée et l'action anticipée checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
6. Penn State : conditions d'admission internationale checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
7. Université Cornell : maîtrise de la langue anglaise checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
8. BigFuture : le dernier jour pour accepter les offres d'admission checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
9. ICE : frais I-901 SEVIS checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
10. Harvard College : fonctionnement de l'aide financière checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
11. Université de l'Alabama : bourses pour les étudiants internationaux checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
12. Université Vanderbilt : aide financière pour les étudiants internationaux checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
13. EducationUSA : vos cinq étapes vers les études aux États-Unis checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
14. College Board : comment le SAT est structuré checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
15. EducationUSA : financer des études supérieures checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
16. Étudier aux États-Unis : les étudiants et le formulaire I-20 checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
17. Étudier aux États-Unis : calendrier du visa étudiant checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
18. Yale College : aide financière pour les candidats internationaux checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
19. Université de Princeton : étudiants internationaux checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-19
20. Étudier aux États-Unis : le cycle de vie de l'étudiant international checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-14
21. ETS : mise à jour de l'échelle des scores TOEFL iBT checked · ⁨vérifié⁩ 2026-09-13

Rules and fees change. Everything here was checked against the official pages on the date shown. Confirm on those pages before you apply or pay. · ⁨Les règles et les frais changent. Tout ici a été vérifié contre les pages officielles à la date indiquée. Confirmez sur ces pages avant de postuler ou de payer.⁩