It turns out Canada is more than just a destination for draft dodgers and war resisters. With lower tuition costs and a strong U.S. dollar, American students are turning to Canadian universities as an affordable alternative to U.S. colleges.
According to the Boston Globe, the number of Americans attending Canadian universities has risen by 50 per cent since 2001. The average tuition for undergraduate international students is $14,487 (US), far less than what American private schools and some public universities ask for.
Canadians universities are also less competitive.
In recent years, schools like U of T, McGill, and Concordia have seen a new level of interest from Americans, especially from students in the Boston area attracted to the cosmopolitan setting and proximity of Toronto and Montreal.
