The published price of a top US university can exceed USD 85,000 a year, and for many Kenyan families that number ends the conversation before it starts. It shouldn’t. At many leading universities, very few international students pay the full price — and our free Net Price Calculator shows what your family might actually pay.
Sticker price vs net price
The sticker price is what a university publishes. The net price is what your family pays after scholarships and need-based aid. At universities that meet full demonstrated need, the difference can be tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Never rule out a university on its sticker price. Rule it in or out on its net price.
How scholarships change the picture
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Need-based aid is set by your family’s income, assets and size — not your child’s grades.
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Some top universities are need-blind for international students, so asking for aid does not hurt admission.
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Families with more than one child in university at once usually pay less per child.
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Outside scholarships can further reduce what you pay.
Try it in two minutes
Enter your family size, pre-tax income and assets in US dollars, choose your target universities, and the calculator estimates your scholarship, your yearly cost, and the full cost of attendance including travel from Kenya. It is an estimate, not an award letter — but it is a far better starting point than the sticker price.
Turn the number into a plan
Your estimate tells you which universities are realistic for your family. Our University & Scholarship Applications programme then builds the list and the application that wins both the offer and the scholarship.
Try the Net Price Calculator at afexhub.co.ke/net-price-calculator.html, then book a consultation and bring your number with you.
Connie Ndego
Chief Executive Officer
