Tashkent · Dushanbe · Bishkek · Astana (soon)
The realistic tier
Wide enough to have real choice, high enough that nobody at home has to explain the name. For most students with good grades and no scholarship, this is where the sensible application actually goes.
50 routes, across 10 countries. A route is here when the institution awarding the degree sits inside the QS 2027 top 300 — not when the college you enrol at first does. Ranking reviewed 2026-08-20; what we can submit to, 2026-08-22.
Ordered by the rank of the degree, cheapest first where the rank ties. Costs are the first year in full — tuition plus living — with deposits and one-off fees listed on each school’s page.
Singapore
Cost not read off the page yet
NUS admits a small fraction of the international students who apply, and being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed. We will tell you honestly where your grades sit before you spend anything on this one.
Hong Kong (SAR)
Cost not read off the page yet
HKU admits a small share of the international students who apply, and being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed. We will tell you honestly where your grades sit before you spend anything on this one.
China
Cost not read off the page yet
This route is to PHBS specifically — Peking University's HSBC Business School — and not to general admission at Peking University. The rank shown is the university's; the programmes reachable through this route are the business school's own, and we will confirm exactly which before you apply.
United States
Cost not read off the page yet
Postgraduate only. Eleven Johns Hopkins master's programmes are open to a Central Asian applicant through our channel; the undergraduate intake is not, checked for Uzbek, Tajik and Kazakh nationals with and without the intake filter. If you want a Hopkins bachelor's, we coach your own direct application — we cannot submit it.
Before the visa
Before the visa
Malaysia
Roughly a third of the Melbourne cost of living; we have not read the current tuition off the page
Hong Kong (SAR)
Cost not read off the page yet
HKUST is highly selective for international applicants, and being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed. We will tell you honestly where your grades sit before you spend anything on this one.
United Kingdom
£27,300 (≈ $37,000) tuition, first year£40,647 (≈ $55,000) with living costs
One programme, and three conditions on it. It is a Master of Laws by Research, so it suits a law graduate and nobody else. It is not currently available to Tajik nationals through this channel. And it states a FOUR-YEAR bachelor's as the minimum, so a three-year degree does not qualify.
Before the visa
Before the visa
Malaysia
Public-sector rates
Applications here run through a partner rather than our own account, and a service fee may apply — unlike every other route on this board, which is free to apply through. We will state the exact fee before you start, and you may also apply to UM yourself: its admissions portal is public.
United Kingdom
Cost not read off the page yet
This is direct degree entry, which needs a completed Grade 12 or an accepted foundation year — an eleven-year certificate is not enough on its own. Our separate Bristol foundation route is not yet open.
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United Kingdom
£23,390 (≈ $31,700) tuition, first year£35,396 (≈ $47,900) with living costs
Master's only — there is no undergraduate route at this campus at either Grade 11 or Grade 12, and school-leavers use the Birmingham foundation pathways instead. Every open programme states a FOUR-YEAR bachelor's degree as the minimum, so a three-year degree does not qualify here.
Before the visa
United Kingdom · degree from University of Birmingham
£25,520 (≈ $34,500) tuition, first year£38,867 (≈ $52,600) with living costs
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Before the visa
United Kingdom · degree from University of Leeds
£13,900 tuition plus £12,180 living for the first year, and a £7,260 deposit before the visa
Grade 12 / High School is the minimum here — a completed lyceum or professional-college diploma. An eleven-year certificate alone returns no programmes at all at this institution.
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Australia · degree from Adelaide University
AUD 26,300 (≈ $18,600) tuition, first yearAUD 56,010 (≈ $39,700) with living costs
Open to Uzbek applicants. Tajik and Kazakh nationals see only one programme here instead of 121 — if you hold a Tajik or Kazakh passport, treat this route as closed until we confirm your specific case.
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United Kingdom · degree from University of Glasgow
£24,930 (≈ $33,800) tuition, first year£37,110 (≈ $50,200) with living costs
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United Kingdom
Cost not read off the page yet
This is direct degree entry, which needs a completed Grade 12 or an accepted foundation year. Where that bar is not met, Glasgow International College — already open on this board — is the route in.
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United Kingdom · degree from University of Sheffield
Cost not read off the page yet
Grade 12 / High School is the minimum here — a completed lyceum or professional-college diploma. An eleven-year certificate alone returns no programmes at all at this institution.
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United Kingdom · degree from Durham University
£25,900 tuition plus £13,347 living for the first year, and a £7,260 deposit before the visa
Grade 12 / High School is the minimum here — a completed lyceum or professional-college diploma. An eleven-year certificate alone returns no programmes at all at this institution.
Before the visa
Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
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United Kingdom
£33,000 tuition for the first year, plus a £2,000 deposit and the £29 UCAS fee
The programme pages state a minimum of a completed POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE — above Grade 12, and above what an Uzbek school-leaver holds. The portal returns these programmes for a Grade 12 profile but the stated requirement is higher, so this is a route for students who already hold a college or foundation qualification, not for school-leavers.
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United Kingdom · degree from University of Nottingham
£18,100 tuition on the foundation certificate, £25,320 on the degree routes, plus £12,180 living
Grade 12 / High School is the minimum here — a completed lyceum or professional-college diploma. An eleven-year certificate alone returns no programmes at all at this institution.
Before the visa
Malaysia
Well below the UK campus; High Achievers scholarships available
Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
Malaysia
RM33,000 (Business foundation) — RM39,200 Engineering and Computer Science (≈ $8,140) tuition, first yearRM57,000 (≈ $14,100) with living costs
Award Foundation scholarships are read straight off the Certificate of Completed Secondary Education. Engineering and Computer Science: Excellent (5) in nine or more subjects is a 100% award, seven subjects RM13,000, six RM7,000, five RM3,000. Business: Excellent (5) in seven subjects is 100%, six RM13,000, five RM7,000, four RM3,000. Undergraduate awards run to 60% of year one plus 20–40% of later years for the top band, then RM25,000–30,000 and RM10,000–13,000. Separately, an education grant of RM1,500 (foundation) or up to RM5,000 (undergraduate) is open to everyone who does not hold a scholarship, and siblings and children of alumni get 10% off the first year. Only one award applies — they do not stack.
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United Kingdom · degree from University of Southampton
£23,685 (≈ $32,100) tuition, first year£35,865 (≈ $48,600) with living costs
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Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
Malaysia
Public-sector rates
Two of USM's three graduation requirements for international doctoral candidates are not about your thesis: you must pass its Malaysian Culture and Malay Language course (LKM111) at grade C or better, and you must publish before you can graduate. There is also a Research Methodology course to pass in your first semester. On the visa, USM asks candidates to start the approval process AT LEAST THREE MONTHS before the registration date, and the student pass itself is only issued after you arrive in Malaysia and complete a medical examination there. Applications here also run through a partner rather than our own account, so a service fee may apply — we state the exact amount before you start, and USM's admissions portal is public if you would rather apply yourself.
Malaysia
Public-sector rates
Applications here run through a partner rather than our own account, and a service fee may apply — unlike every other route on this board, which is free to apply through. We will state the exact fee before you start, and you may also apply to UPM yourself: its admissions portal is public.
United Kingdom
Cost not read off the page yet
This is direct degree entry, which needs a completed Grade 12 or an accepted foundation year. Where that bar is not met, the University of Liverpool International College — already open on this board — is the route in.
Before the visa
United Kingdom · degree from University of Liverpool
£19,080 (≈ $25,800) tuition, first year£31,260 (≈ $42,300) with living costs
Before the visa
Before the visa
Malaysia
Public-sector rates
Applications here run through a partner rather than our own account, and a service fee may apply — unlike every other route on this board, which is free to apply through. We will state the exact fee before you start, and you may also apply to UTM yourself: its admissions portal is public.
United Kingdom · degree from University of York
£23,890 (≈ $32,300) tuition, first year£36,070 (≈ $48,800) with living costs
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United States
USD 34,398 tuition plus USD 14,718 living for the first year
Grade 12 / High School is the minimum here — a completed lyceum or professional-college diploma. An eleven-year certificate alone returns no programmes at all at this institution.
Before the visa
Canada
CAD 54,910 (≈ $39,600) tuition, first yearCAD 77,805 (≈ $56,100) with living costs
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Before the visa
United Kingdom · degree from Loughborough University
£33,910 (≈ $45,900) tuition, first year£46,186 (≈ $62,500) with living costs
Before the visa
Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
Australia · degree from Deakin University
AUD 34,133 (≈ $24,200) tuition, first yearAUD 63,843 (≈ $45,300) with living costs
Open to Uzbek and Kyrgyz applicants only at present. Tajik and Kazakh nationals match the same 82 programmes but not one of them has an open intake, so there is nothing to apply to. Treat this route as closed on a Tajik or Kazakh passport until we confirm otherwise.
Before the visa
Before the visa
Malaysia
About RM31,455 a year for engineering, including hostel (≈ $7,760) tuition, first year
Award UTP states it helps students apply to more than 100 sponsoring bodies, including the PETRONAS Scholarship Loan Fund and Yayasan UTP
Before the visa
Italy
Cost not read off the page yet
Italian public universities set tuition by FAMILY INCOME, assessed through a document called the ISEE, and award need-based grants on the same basis. A family that files it correctly can pay very little; a family that does not file it is charged the top band. We prepare the ISEE with you — it is the single most valuable thing we do on an Italian application, and it has a deadline of its own.
Malaysia
RM28,160 (foundation) / RM35,600–48,960 (degree) (≈ $6,950) tuition, first year
Award Considered automatically on application — the guide states every applicant is assessed
Before the visa
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