Cost and Financial Support

The best investment in your future. Now within reach for everyone thanks to the extensive Financial Support programs.

Scholarships Financial Aid Loans

95%

of students receive scholarships

79%

of students receive financial aid

$3,625

average tuition per semester

$5.4M

distributed for financial support annually

Cost per semester

Tuition and fees

Tuition $6,450
Student activity fee $315
Meal plan $100

Housing

Housing $735 - $905
Skaptopara I & II double room in apartment $735
Skaptopara II double room $820
Skaptopara III $905

Other

Health Insurance for International Students $75
Textbooks* $300

Tuition is set annually and students may anticipate some increase over the eight semesters of study. For those students receiving financial aid, AUBG practice has been to increase financial aid awards proportionally to the increase in tuition.

*Costs for textbooks and meals (beyond the mandatory meal plan) are estimates and will vary for each student.

Support for New Students

To support the best and brightest incoming students, AUBG offers various options for financial support. You can receive one or more of the following:

10% off tuition
Available to all students coming from Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Morocco, Mongolia, India, Egypt, Vietnam, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Palestina and Serbia.
Valid for eight semesters of study.
Up to 30% off tuition
Based on the applicant's academic credentials. No additional documents necessary.
A limited number of full scholarships available!
Valid for eight semesters of study.
Up to 20% off tuition
Based on the applicant's financial need. A completed Application for Financial Aid with all the supporting documents is required. Submission does not guarantee the applicant will receive aid.
Valid for eight semesters of study.
10% off tuition
Available to students who submit their applications by March 1.
Valid for the first two semesters of study only.

Scholarships

AUBG awards a variety scholarships to new and current students!

See all Scholarships

Student Loans

Student loans can cover some of your university expenses. See the various opportunities below.

Bulgarian students can take advantage of Tokuda Bank's forgivable loans sponsored by the America for Bulgaria Foundation and government-guaranteed loans.
International students who are not full scholarship recipients and have a CGPA 2.5 are eligible to apply for student loans from First Investment Bank and UniCredit Bulbank. Citizens of EU countries can take advantage of the government-guaranteed loans offered by many banks in the country.
AUBG participates in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program which offers low-interest loans for US students and parents to help make university education an affordable journey. The lender is the US Department of Education, although the entity you deal with - your loan servicer - can be a private business.

Loan Types:

Direct Subsidized Loan

Direct Unsubsidized Loan

Direct PLUS Loan

Direct PLUS Loan for parents of dependent undergraduate students

Direct Graduate PLUS Loans

Loans for U.S. Students

Lean more about loans

Financial Aid

You can apply for need-based financial aid online!

Apply for Aid

More ways to finance

There are plenty more opportunities to finance your AUBG education. See some of them below.

Work & Travel
Student Assistants

Work & Travel

The majority of our students participate in the Work and Travel (WAT) USA program for the summer. With the WAT USA program you can go to different places across the United States and pick from a variety of different jobs.

You can earn enough to help cover all or part of your tuition and plus see the US and travel. Work and Travel enables students to be, to a large degree, independent of their parents after their first year.

This at the same time gives you valuable professional experience to put on your CV and helps you learn new skills and meet new people.

Student Assistants

Student Assistant positions on campus are part time positions where you will work in one of the university offices, in the library, or as a student tutor. In one of these positions you can make up to $720 per academic year, depending on the position.

As an AUBG student you also have the opportunity to work as a Resident Assistant (RA). As an RA you are responsible for the housing where everyone lives, you prepare workshops, parties and make sure the students are following the dorm rules. Housing expenses are waived completely as compensation for being an RA.

Cost and Financial Support

Cost per semester

Tuition and fees

Housing

Other

Support for New Students

Guaranteed Support

Academic Scholarship

Financial Aid

First-Year Support

Scholarships

Student Loans

Bulgarian Citizens

International Students

U.S. Citizens

Financial Aid

More ways to finance

Work & Travel

Student Assistants