Yes many schools have a lot requirement in terms of finances for international student..but let me tell you something i haven't wrote in my first post...Apply first if you have all the pre requisite and worry about the money later...because believe it or not i received with my acceptance call to the ut memphis an unbelievable offer:
The tuition for out of state and international are around $18 000 a year, but they are offering me to consider me in state for tuition ( i would now pay around $7000 even if i am an international student) and in top of that good news...they are going to pay half of my tuition...
basically i'am going thru pharmacy school just paying $3500 a year!!!!!!!
i though that i was dreaming, i still think that is a dream..that i am going to wake up...
so the moral here, is that the international office of the school make it seem like the end the world..but you never know what kind of offer you can get with your admission...
i am not saying this kind of offer happen everyday..i am telling my story just to let international students know..that they never know, apply first and then see if the acceptation is coming with some other good news...or even call to talk about a Deal about your tuition before accepting the offer.
Good luck.