Study Abroad
🇺🇸United States
The USA hosts the world's largest number of international students and offers unmatched programme variety, but has the highest combined cost of tuition, mandatory health insurance and visa fees among these five destinations.
Visa
The F-1 student visa requires a SEVIS fee, a DS-160 application fee and an in-person interview. Approval rates for Pakistani applicants have declined sharply and are the lowest of the five destinations covered here.
Average Costs
- Tuition — Average annual postgraduate tuition, public university (international)
- USD 30000.00 (per year)
- Accommodation — Off-campus housing
- USD 1000.00 (per month)
- Food — Groceries and food
- USD 350.00 (per month)
- Transport — Local public transport
- USD 70.00 (per month)
- Insurance — University student health insurance plan (SHIP)
- USD 2300.00 (per year)
- Visa fee — SEVIS I-901 fee + DS-160 application fee
- USD 535.00 (one time)
- Flight — Round-trip economy flight, Pakistan to USA (estimate)
- USD 1500.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — Visa Integrity Fee
- USD 250.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — English test fee (TOEFL/IELTS)
- USD 250.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — Initial settling-in costs
- USD 2000.00 (one time)
Cost Calculator
Last verified: August 18, 2026
Source: Law Firm 4 Immigrants / ManifestLaw / Shorelight (view source)
Costs and exchange rates vary — this is an estimate only. Always confirm current figures with the destination's official immigration/university sources before making decisions. Browse other destinations.