College with Great Financial Aid
If you have a quarter of a million dollars in liquid assets already allocated to cover four years of your son or daughter’s college education then you may not be worried about securing a generous financial aid package (although you probably wouldn’t object if it was offered). For everyone else, finding a school that is willing and able to make your child’s education affordable is of paramount importance. The following list of 56 colleges and universities that offer great financial aid will help you in this quest. Selection is based on the average amount of financial aid awarded, ratio of gift aid (grant, scholarships) to self-help aid (loans, work-study), students’ reported satisfaction with their financial aid package, and ability to meet the full demonstrated need of applicants. Unsurprisingly, the most selective and well-endowed institutions are also the most generous.
College Name |
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Amherst College |
Barnard College |
Boston College |
Bowdoin College |
Brown University |
Bryn Mawr College |
California Institute of Technology |
Carleton College |
Claremont McKenna College |
Colby College |
Colgate University |
College of the Holy Cross |
Colorado College |
Columbia University |
Connecticut College |
Cornell University |
Dartmouth College |
Davidson College |
Duke University |
Franklin and Marshall College |
Georgetown University |
Grinnell College |
Hamilton College |
Harvard University |
Haverford College |
Macalester College |
Middlebury College |
Mount Holyoke College |
Northwestern University |
Oberlin College |
Occidental College |
Pitzer College |
Pomona College |
Princeton University |
Rice University |
Scripps College |
Smith College |
Soka University of America |
Stanford University |
Swarthmore College |
Thomas Aquinas College |
Trinity College |
Tufts University |
University of Chicago |
University of Notre Dame |
University of Pennsylvania |
University of Richmond |
University of Southern California |
Vanderbilt University |
Vassar College |
Washington and Lee University |
Washington University |
Wellesley College |
Wesleyan University |
Williams College |
Yale University |