List of Colleges with ZERO Application Fee

Many Indians migrate to different countries to find a better standard living. And their main focus is to save as much as they can. Along with parents, their children move too. These Indian NRI Students then face the humongous obstacle of financing their studies. And as we all know the education costs across the globe are steadily rising.

In this environment, there are still a few colleges that allow Students to apply for free. So, if you trying to save money on college applications, then these colleges should be on your list.

Before we move ahead with the list of colleges with no application fees, let’s look at what and how much the application fees is.

Application Fees at a Glance

On an average, the application fees for most of the colleges range between $40-$50 range. And there are some schools that charge even higher than this, like Stanford charges $90 as application fees. There are a few top schools that charge somewhere around $75 as application fees.

Now assuming you are applying to five different schools, of which three charge $50 and two charge $75, then you’re just spending $300 in applications alone.

And that’s not it, sending your test reports would be additional charge per school. Sending SAT to a single school costs $11.25. So you’d be spending another $56.25 in addition to application fees.

Now for Indian NRI students that’s not a small change. While planning for college admissions, one has to also consider the application fees.

When Do Fee Waivers are Ofered?

A few schools offer waivers to students by providing them fee waivers, however, that depends on different criteria:

fee waiver provided for SAT or ACT

Enrolled in a Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program

Family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Enrolled in a federal, state or local aid program for students from low-income families

Family receives public assistance

Live in federally subsidized housing or a foster home

Should You Consider Dropping your College Application because of Application Fees?

The answer to the above question is, “NO!”

If your dream school charges an X amount of money as application fees and you are eligible to take admission in that school, you should consider taking that admission. Reason being, education costs are much higher and application fees is like a drop in a bucket. Don’t sacrifice the opportunity to attend your dream school, you might end up regretting that decision later. Or vice versa, choosing a school with low application fee, but you’re not a fit for that school.

Below is the list of schools that DO NOT charge any application fee. I have sorted the list statewise:

Alabama	Nebraska
Huntingdon College	Chadron State College
Miles College	Concordia University-Nebraska
Spring Hill College	Creighton University
	Doane College-Crete
Alaska	Hastings College
Alaska Pacific University	Midland University
	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Arizona	Peru State College
Williams Baptist College	Union College
	Wayne State College
Arkansas
Arkansas Tech University	Nevada
Henderson State University	Sierra Nevada College
Hendrix College
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	New Hampshire
	Colby-Sawyer College ($40 fee for paper applications)
California	Granite State College
Brandman University	New England College
California College San Diego
Deep Springs College	New Jersey
Dominican University of California	College of Saint Elizabeth
Holy Names University ($20 fee for paper application)	Georgian Court University
La Sierra University	Saint Peter’s University
Menlo College
Northwest College	New Mexico
Notre Dame de Namur University	Eastern New Mexico University – Main Campus
Pacific Union College	Navajo Technical University
University of the Pacific	Northern New Mexico College
Thomas Aquinas College	St. John's College

Colorado	New York
Colorado Mountain College	Canisius College
Johnson & Wales University – Denver	Cazenovia College
Regis University	Clarkson University ($50 fee for paper applications)
US Air Force Academy	D'Youville College
	Daemen College ($25 for paper applications)
Connecticut	Davis College
US Coast Guard Academy	Hartwick College
University of Hartford ($35 fee for paper application)	Hilbert College
Mitchell College ($30 fee for paper application)	Hobart & William Smith Colleges
University of Saint Joseph ($30 fee for paper application)	Keuka College
	Le Moyne College ($35 fee for paper applications)
Delaware	Medaille College
Wesley College	College of Mount Saint Vincent
	Mount Saint Mary College
Florida	Nazareth College
Ave Maria University	Niagara University
Florida Gateway College	Roberts Wesleyan College
Florida Institute of Technology	Sage College of Albany
Indian River State College	St. Bonaventure University
	St. John's University
Johnson & Wales University – North Miami	College of New Rochelle
Polk State College	College of St. Rose
Saint Leo University	Touro College
Santa Fe College	Union College
State College of Florida – Manatee-Sarasota	US Merchant Marine Academy
	US Military Academy (West Point)
Georgia
Agnes Scott College	North Carolina
Bainbridge College	Barton College
Berry College	Belmont Abbey College
Oglethorpe University	Catawba College
Piedmont College	Guilford College
Savannah State University	Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte
Wesleyan College ($30 fee for paper application)	University of Mount Olive
	Queens University of Charlotte
Idaho	Salem College
College of Southern Idaho ($10 fee for paper application)	Warren Wilson College
College of Idaho
	North Dakota
Illinois	University of Jamestown
Augustana College
Aurora University	Ohio
Bradley University	Ashland University
Elmhurst College	Baldwin Wallace University
Eureka College	Chatfield College ($10 fee for paper application)
Greenville College	College of Wooster
Illinois College	University of Dayton
Illinois Institute of Technology	Defiance College ($25 fee for paper application)
Illinois Wesleyan University	Denison University ($40 fee for paper application)
Lake Forest College	University of Findlay
Loyola University Chicago	Franciscan University of Steubenville
McKendree University	Franklin University
Millikin University	Hiram College
Monmouth College	John Carroll University
Rockford University	Kenyon College
Saint Augustine College	Lake Erie College ($30 fee for paper application)
University of St. Francis	University of Mount Union
	Notre Dame College
Indiana	Oberlin College
Anderson University	Ohio Northern University
Ancilla College	Ohio Wesleyan University
Butler University	Shawnee State University
Calumet College of St. Joseph	University of Rio Grande
DePauw University	Ursuline College
Earlham College	Wilmington College
Franklin College	Wittenberg University
Grace College ($30 fee for paper application)	Xavier University
Hanover College
Holy Cross College	Oklahoma
Indiana Wesleyan University	Oklahoma Baptist University
Manchester University ($25 fee for paper application)	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Purdue University-North Central
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Oregon
St. Joseph’s College	Concordia University of Portland
St. Mary's College	Eastern Oregon University
Trine University	Lewis & Clark College
University of Evansville	Linfield College-McMinnville Campus
University of Indianapolis	Northwest Christian University
Valparaiso University	Reed College

Iowa	Pennsylvania
Buena Vista University	Albright College
Central College	Allegheny College
Coe College	Arcadia University ($30 fee for paper application)
Cornell College ($30 fee for paper application)	Bryn Mawr College ($50 fee for paper application)
Drake University	Carlow University
Graceland University	Cedar Crest College ($35 fee for paper application)
Grand View University	Central Pennsylvania College
Grinnell College	Chatham University
Iowa Wesleyan College	Delaware Valley College
Loras College	Elizabethtown College ($30 fee for paper application)
Luther College	Gannon University ($25 for paper application)
Morningside College	Gwynedd-Mercy University ($25 for paper application)
Mount Mercy University	Immaculata University
Northwestern College	Juniata College
Simpson College	King's College

List of Colleges with ZERO Application Fee