Study at NewU online from your home country
Online bachelor’s degree
NewU’s online bachelor’s degree programs are open to students who live outside the United States. You take your classes online from your home country and earn your degree in as little as three years, with the same faculty, syllabus and graduation requirements as students on campus in Washington, DC.
NewU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Your degree
Choose one of five majors:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Human Behavior
- Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Arts in Creativity and Innovation Leadership
- Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
- Bachelor of Science in Computer and Data Science
Study full time, 12 to 20 credits a semester. At 20 credits a semester you finish the 120-credit degree in three years.
Classes meet live Monday through Thursday, mostly between 10 am and 3 pm U.S. Eastern time. Attend live, watch the recording and keep up with assignments and team projects on the class schedule, or mix the two.
Planning to use your degree at home? Check with your country’s ministry of education whether it recognizes an online U.S. degree.
No visa needed
Studying online from your home country needs no U.S. visa, no Form I-20 and no U.S. immigration status. You take every class from outside the United States.
Already living in the U.S. in a status that allows you to study without a new Form I-20 or a change of status? You may enroll on campus, hybrid, or online from the U.S. Tell us when you apply.
NewU cannot enroll students who live in a country or region under comprehensive U.S. sanctions.
NewU is not certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and does not issue Form I-20. Admission of a student who lives outside the United States is to the online program, attending from outside the United States. Nothing NewU issues may be used for any visa, immigration or travel purpose. NewU does not provide immigration advice. Misrepresentation of identity, immigration status or academic record may be referred to the authorities.
English proficiency
Classes are taught in English. Show English proficiency in one of these ways, with documentation:
- English is the language spoken in your home
- Your school taught in English
- You have lived in an English-speaking country for 2 or more years in the past 5 years
None of these? Send one English test score from the last 5 years at or above:
- TOEFL iBT 4.0 (80 on tests taken before January 21, 2026)
- IELTS 6.0
- PTE Academic 50
- Duolingo English Test 100
- Cambridge English Scale 169
Send your proof with your application or reply to our email after you apply. You get a decision within a week of receiving it.
Cost and scholarships
NewU students pay an average of $150 per credit after scholarships. International students pay the same tuition and fees as every NewU student, and your posted tuition does not go up for the three years of the degree.
Before scholarships
$7,500 tuition and $750 fees a semester. Books are provided digitally at no cost.
Scholarships
NewU scholarships are need-based and set by family income. Students outside the U.S. apply with the College Board CSS Profile, NewU school code 1491. Your financial aid offer arrives within a week after College Board sends your CSS Profile to NewU. Priority dates: December 1, March 1 and June 1.
Payment plans
0% monthly payment plans available.
How to apply
Members of NSHSS, Sage Scholars Tuition Rewards and the National Honor Society are pre-approved for admission, subject to meeting the English proficiency requirement.
Already earned college credits? Send your college transcript for a free transfer credit analysis within 7 days, with no obligation to enroll. Bring up to 90 credits.
FAQs
No. You study online from your home country, which needs no U.S. visa, no Form I-20 and no U.S. immigration status.
Same faculty, syllabus, learning outcomes and graduation requirements.
Watch the recording and keep up with assignments and team projects on the class schedule, or mix live and recorded.
A laptop or desktop with current Google Chrome (a phone or tablet is not enough), a webcam and microphone, internet of at least 5 Mbps down and up, and a quiet place to work.
NewU does not issue Form I-20. If you already live in the U.S. in a status that allows study without a new Form I-20 or a change of status, you may enroll on campus, hybrid, or online from the U.S. NewU does not provide immigration advice.
Scholarships through the CSS Profile (code 1491), and 0% monthly payment plans.
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