Foreign Student Series: A Look at Washington University in St. Louis (2/2)

The university offers financial assistance to international students, including first-year students, but says its resources are limited. Scholarships are available. The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of tuition. And it offers loan programs.

International students in the United States generally cannot receive federal student loans. But they may be able to take out private loans, as many American students do. The student loan industry is in the news right now. Investigations are looking at questionable" class="hjdict" word="questionable" target=_blank>questionable dealings between colleges and lenders.

Washington University in Saint Louis was named Eliot Seminary when it opened in 1853. Later the name was changed to honor the first American president, George Washington.

But other schools share the name Washington, including the University of Washington and George Washington University. So in 1976 Washington University added the words "in Saint Louis" to its name.