Need-Based Financial Aid (Grants by Institution)

Lower-income families are often assisted by federal grants to cover the cost of college tuition.

Those in the middle-class on up typically have to rely on institutional awards—that is, need-based grants from the schools themselves. Some colleges are better able and/or more willing to meet a student’s demonstrated financial need than others. Two simple metrics can be helpful in determining how generous an institution is: the average percentage of need met and the average need-based aid grant amount.

*Data was collected from each institution’s 2020-21 Common Data Set.

Table updated October 2021

InstitutionCost of Attendance (In-State)Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)%Need Met (Freshmen)%Need Met(All Undergrads)Avg. Need-Based Grant(Freshmen)Average Need-Based Grant (All Undergrads)
Adelphi University$63,205$63,20549%46%$24,221$21,229
Agnes Scott College$59,445$59,44588%87%$32,798$30,533
Albion College$66,720$66,72094%91%$48,055$43,907
Alfred University$51,728$51,72889%82%$27,729$24,438
Allegheny College$67,950$67,95089%87%$41,237$38,556
American University$67,865$67,86592%75%$31,916$29,779AU
Amherst College$80,135$80,135100%100%$59,835$59,695
Appalachian State University$20,231$35,83865%61%$9,688$8,916App State
Arizona State University$22,224$40,31466%62%$13,734$11,596ASU
Assumption College$61,968$61,96880%79%$28,525$26,141
Auburn University$29,658$49,81851%45%$9,300$8,513
Augustana College$59,485$59,48587%86%$29,311$27,936
Austin College$57,855$57,85590%90%$33,246$32,948
Babson College$76,360$76,360100%96%$41,428$43,307
Ball State University$24,520$41,67874%74%$7,746$7,216
Bard College$76,478$76,47892%86%$53,472$50,089
Barnard College$80,870$80,870100%100%$47,288$46,836
Bates College$77,570$77,570100%100%$50,069$48,708
Baylor University$67,868$67,86869%66%$27,760$26,583
Belmont University$55,830$55,83076%62%$26,162$21,215
Beloit College$67,406$67,40697%95%$44,032$41,646
Bennington College$80,648$80,64889%83%$45,017$41,543
Bentley University$75,615$75,61583%85%$34,706$33,877
Berea College$7,484$7,48496%93%$50,575$48,278
Berry College$54,500$54,50085%85%$29,282$28,471
Binghamton University$29,133$46,72373%73%$10,584$10,144
Birmingham Southern College$35,920$35,92068%65%$4,702$6,357
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania$24,736$36,31050%56%$7,024$7,033
Boise State University$25,026$41,94660%60%$6,656$6,411
Boston College$80,358$80,358100%100%$43,917$44,337BC
Boston University$78,976$78,97697%87%$52,248$44,479BU
Bowdoin College$76,310$76,310100%100%$50,204$49,642
Bowling Green State University$24,063$32,05278%78%$8,319$8,008
Bradley University$51,178$51,17877%75%$22,445$20,869
Brandeis University$79,541$79,54197%97%$44,006$42,876
Brigham Young University-Provo$17,536$17,53631%36%$5,238$5,804BYU
Brown University$82,670$82,670100%100%$54,823$53,276
Bryant University$66,810$66,81047%48%$9,941$9,760
Bryn Mawr College$75,690$75,690100%100%$44,165$45,681
Bucknell University$77,740$77,74094%94%$35,700$34,700
Butler University$60,880$60,88072%70%$26,169$23,926
Cal Poly, Pomona$27,088$38,96854%50%$11,053$10,433
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo$27,402$40,86050%49%$2,219$2,745
California Institute of Technology$79,947$79,947100%100%$50,077$49,806Caltech
California State University, Fresno$21,025$27,16367%66%$16,742$10,717
California State University, Fullerton$27,265$37,92275%87%$10,591$10,236
California State University, Long Beach$24,078$34,37458%53%$10,068$9,719
Canisius College$44,604$44,60479%71%$18,047$18,067
Carleton College$77,465$77,465100%100%$49,494$46,651
Carnegie Mellon University$77,474$77,474100%98%$44,186$44,565CMU
Case Western Reserve University$72,650$72,650100%97%$37,915$36,225
Catholic University of America$71,426$71,42682%79%$34,900$32,109
Central Michigan University$26,080$26,08080%74%$9,472$7,540CMU
Centre College$59,950$59,95092%89%$39,058$35,816
Chapman University$76,052$76,05276%70%$20,610$19,689
Christopher Newport University$30,562$43,02873%72%$8,484$7,946
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$32,967$56,22352%67%$13,687$19,212
Claremont McKenna College$78,717$78,717100%100%$52,803$50,081CMC
Clark University$61,952$61,95291%88%$31,587$29,842
Clarkson University$74,319$74,31989%90%$37,723$35,848
Clemson University$31,086$53,67852%50%$10,838$9,711
Coastal Carolina University$24,540$40,29452%52%$5,264$5,396
Colby College$78,665$78,665100%100%$58,633$56,210
Colgate University$79,660$79,660100%100%$59,615$53,928
College of Charleston$29,286$50,74650%52%$3,044$2,735CofC
College of Saint Benedict$64,200$64,20091%90%$36,583$34,207
College of the Holy Cross$74,520$74,520100%100%$42,069$40,064
College of William and Mary$39,644$62,29980%80%$18,665$19,009
Colorado College$78,332$78,332100%100%$56,559$53,576CC
Colorado School of Mines$36,549$57,24961%58%$5,069$5,449
Colorado State University$27,983$47,26368%67%$9,899$9,372CSU
Columbia University$81,680$81,680100%100%$58,137$57,274
Connecticut College$79,175$79,175100%100%$44,562$43,567
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art$68,008$68,00874%76%$24,749$25,221
Cornell College$61,018$61,01888%83%$35,387$31,437
Cornell University$80,337$80,337100%100%$47,574$46,817
Creighton University$59,394$59,39487%81%$25,431$23,895
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$28,362$40,262Not ReportedNot Reported$9,865$8,704
CUNY Brooklyn College$24,140$35,81070%68%$9,896$9,619
CUNY City College$29,263$40,93359%57%$9,059$8,680
CUNY Hunter College$25,566$37,23679%82%$8,892$8,142
CUNY Lehman College$28,087$36,03376%54%$10,360$8,116
Dartmouth College$81,501$81,501100%100%$55,163$49,912
Davidson College$72,550$72,550100%100%$50,789$49,509
Denison University$72,900$72,900100%100%$42,350$49,630
DePaul University$60,189$60,18971%67%$24,983$22,900
DePauw University$69,544$69,54485%88%$41,013$39,975
Dickinson College$76,912$76,91299%99%$45,405$43,398
Drake University$60,375$60,37580%79%$27,897$25,399
Drew University$61,702$61,70289%86%$31,593$29,649
Drexel University$75,924$75,92484%74%$35,987$29,746
Duke University$81,383$81,383100%100%$54,865$55,774
Duquesne University$60,070$60,07075%71%$26,177$24,409
Earlham College$62,957$62,95792%93%$34,196$34,312
East Carolina University$20,722$36,99965%66%$7,950$8,252ECU
Eastern Connecticut State University$29,030$41,30463%61%$6,860$5,743
Eastern Kentucky University$22,779$23,68674%75%$6,811$6,603
Eckerd College$64,136$64,13681%84%$28,657$27,141
Elizabethtown College$48,830$48,83082%78%$20,076$18,113
Elon University$54,547$54,54760%61%$16,240$16,422
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University$55,108$55,108Not ReportedNot Reported$17,789$16,503ERAU
Emerson College$75,944$75,94467%53%$27,101$23,448
Emory University$74,558$74,558100%98%$46,464$44,450
Endicott College$55,373$55,37363%66%$17,849$17,638
Fairfield University$71,060$71,06085%82%$32,767$32,770
Fitchburg State University$24,515$30,59575%75%$8,025$7,157
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$22,037$33,97762%59%$7,516$6,852
Florida Atlantic University$24,289$39,84562%55%$9,125$8,221FAU
Florida Gulf Coast University$18,690$37,73354%63%$6,904$6,823FGCU
Florida Institute of Technology$59,942$59,94288%85%$27,893$27,447FIT
Florida International University$21,118$33,51655%39%$8,236$7,256FIU
Florida Southern College$53,936$53,93679%75%$30,126$26,150
Florida State University$23,217$38,38371%63%$10,250$9,943FSU
Fordham University$79,761$79,76179%77%$32,509$31,066
Franklin and Marshall College$80,611$80,611100%100%$54,846$51,512F&M
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering$74,968$74,96898%98%$54,243$47,421
Furman University$68,780$68,78090%83%$38,389$37,363
George Mason University$29,365$52,82561%54%$7,496$7,296GMU
George Washington University$78,335$78,33593%92%$32,574$30,868GWU; GW
Georgetown College$55,060$55,06094%92%$36,250$34,285
Georgetown University$83,705$83,705100%100%$39,200$37,485
Georgia College$26,304$45,48467%67%$4,621$4,706
Georgia Institute of Technology$31,728$52,84069%60%$16,110$13,700Georgia Tech
Georgia Southern University$20,788$34,60665%60%$8,989$8,246GSU
Georgia State University$28,721$47,75956%55%$5,765$5,688GSU
Gettysburg College$76,540$76,54090%90%$46,847$44,356
Gonzaga University$64,942$64,94282%80%$8,246$7,907
Goucher College$66,500$66,50087%87%$35,707$32,953
Grinnell College$74,998$74,998100%100%$46,465$45,266
Grove City College$31,340$31,34062%56%$10,582$9,558
Gustavus Adolphus College$62,930$62,93096%92%$37,771$37,560
Hamilton College$76,500$76,500100%100%$50,121$48,324
Hampshire College$69,430$69,43089%83%$40,712$37,562
Hanover College$54,943$54,94392%91%$33,636$32,124
Harvard University$78,028$78,028100%100%$60,745$57,955
Harvey Mudd College$82,236$82,236100%100%$50,267$46,835HMC
Haverford College$81,300$81,300100%100%$53,543$52,104
Hendrix College$65,210$65,21091%92%$39,409$39,745
High Point University$58,158$58,15861%56%$16,313$15,212
Hillsdale College$44,382$44,38271%66%$11,796$10,060
Hobart William Smith Colleges$77,800$77,80088%84%$47,727$42,062HWS
Hofstra University$71,487$71,48774%71%$27,000$24,000
Hope College$50,100$50,10086%84%$26,648$24,277
Howard University$46,454$46,45419%20%$15,298$14,040
Illinois Institute of Technology$70,966$70,96685%80%$38,267$36,664IIT
Illinois State University$28,769$40,29361%56%$11,402$10,260
Illinois Wesleyan University$67,124$67,12483%83%$33,042$31,078
Indiana University Bloomington$26,152$53,17270%70%$13,300$12,919IU; IUB
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis$23,881$45,93870%69%$10,064$10,418IUPUI
Iowa State University$21,540$36,72882%79%$9,605$8,850ISU
Ithaca College$65,527$65,52793%87%$31,736$30,840
James Madison University$26,356$43,28233%35%$8,376$7,223JMU
John Carroll University$61,640$61,64082%80%$29,195$27,134
Johns Hopkins University$77,977$77,977100%100%$52,523$47,843JHU
Juniata College$64,225$64,22587%84%$33,956$32,148
Kalamazoo College$67,677$67,67794%93%$40,785$38,948
Kansas State University$25,890$41,76680%80%$4,753$4,740KSU; K-STATE
Kent State University at Kent$27,746$36,62262%59%$8,771$7,847
Kenyon College$80,020$80,020100%100%$41,709$45,272
Kettering University$55,080$55,08069%66%$24,281$20,840
Knox College$64,219$64,21987%85%$39,063$37,416
La Salle University$49,672$49,67273%72%$19,652$22,154
Lafayette College$74,934$74,934100%100%$29,174$35,772
Lake Forest College$65,340$65,34090%87%$44,106$40,555
Lawrence University$65,460$65,46096%95%$41,126$38,278
Lehigh University$74,865$74,86598%98%$41,381$42,701
Lewis & Clark College$73,462$73,46289%88%$38,986$39,595
Linfield College-McMinnville Campus$61,432$61,43287%85%$33,369$31,361
Louisiana State University$27,182$43,85965%61%$14,106$12,782LSU
Loyola Marymount University$73,967$73,96770%66%$23,865$24,168LMU
Loyola University Chicago$65,478$65,47887%85%$24,516$23,636
Loyola University Maryland$70,400$70,40089%85%$19,093$19,020
Lycoming College$59,934$59,93488%87%$37,954$36,582
Macalester College$76,357$76,357100%99%$51,779$47,034
Manhattan College$65,960$65,96030%45%$15,880$17,010
Marist College$62,680$62,68080%74%$23,407$21,419
Marquette University$62,722$62,72284%80%$31,606$27,604
Marshall University$20,864$31,91848%45%$7,728$6,877
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts$25,967$34,91281%78%$6,882$6,701
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$77,020$77,020100%100%$53,306$53,078MIT
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$26,594$41,18273%71%$17,206$13,807MMA
McDaniel College$60,808$60,80887%84%$41,943$38,787
Mercer University$54,962$54,96286%84%$28,353$27,036
Mercyhurst University$58,535$58,53549%50%$14,333$16,089
Merrimack College$65,182$65,18269%67%$24,631$23,021
Messiah College$52,310$52,31085%77%$26,520$21,889
Miami University$35,138$55,81255%57%$12,263$11,794MU
Michigan State University$28,712$54,01853%53%$12,069$11,628MSU
Michigan Technological University$31,110$52,25684%72%$8,708$8,088
Middlebury College$78,820$78,820100%100%$54,166$52,227
Millersville University of Pennsylvania$28,356$38,07654%59%$6,456$6,255
Millsaps College$59,470$59,47078%77%$32,456$30,749
Milwaukee School of Engineering$58,463$58,46384%78%$29,445$27,823
Mississippi State University$22,550$38,23057%55%$8,613$7,489MSU
Missouri University of Science and Technology$23,940$43,99289%80%$12,688$10,120
Monmouth University$61,064$61,06475%69%$12,759$12,293
Montana State University$21,941$41,37173%69%$5,909$5,544
Montclair State University$32,386$40,50547%45%$10,807$9,889
Moravian College$65,841$65,84175%78%$28,669$27,028
Morehouse College$47,408$47,408Not ReportedNot Reported$20,361$20,851
Mount Holyoke College$75,098$75,098100%100%$39,634$36,712MHC
Muhlenberg College$71,465$71,46590%84%$38,686$36,182
Murray State University$22,841$27,64746%43%$9,507$8,255
New College of Florida$20,828$43,85695%94%$11,548$11,052
New Jersey Institute of Technology$37,474$53,18658%55%$13,945$11,925NJIT
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$19,993$35,82284%82%$5,189$6,069NMIT
New Mexico State University-Main Campus$23,229$40,8511%1%$13,793$13,904
New York Institute of Technology$59,648$59,648Not ReportedNot Reported$10,903$9,859
New York University$79,746$79,74667%62%$37,256$33,253NYU
Niagara University$50,280$50,28085%82%$27,108$25,166
North Carolina State University$23,851$44,63678%77%$11,190$10,688NCSU; NC STATE
North Dakota State University-Main Campus$21,746$26,04959%48%$6,114$5,965
Northeastern University$77,302$77,302100%84%$41,085$33,600
Northern Arizona University$26,334$41,08068%65%$7,970$7,616NAU
Northern Michigan University$25,686$31,18265%60%$5,082$5,057
Northwestern University$82,791$82,791100%100%$54,167$52,620
Norwich University$62,246$62,24677%66%$26,249$25,047
Oakland University$28,356$39,13054%45%$9,690$7,340
Oberlin College$80,005$80,005100%100%$41,657$41,074
Occidental College$77,878$77,878100%100%$45,568$43,248OXY
Ohio State University$28,790$51,87374%73%$13,174$12,037OSU
Ohio University$26,582$36,73269%56%$8,644$7,355OU
Ohio Wesleyan University$65,060$65,06085%84%$37,255$35,093OWU
Oklahoma State University$22,125$37,64579%74%$9,064$8,200OSU
Old Dominion University$27,808$47,96841%43%$8,327$7,842
Oregon Institute of Technology$24,247$44,35934%37%$8,153$7,668
Oregon State University$29,726$49,82667%52%$11,072$9,079OSU
Pennsylvania State University - University Park$32,556$50,13466%65%$7,429$7,653PSU; PENN STATE
Pepperdine University$79,152$79,15275%76%$38,118$39,068
Pitzer College$79,558$79,558100%97%$38,851$41,465
Pomona College$77,710$77,710100%100%$55,360$56,395
Portland State University$23,457$38,57756%51%$8,392$8,111
Presbyterian College$54,430$54,43090%88%$36,463$35,384
Princeton University$77,690$77,690100%100%$50,201$52,438
Providence College$74,550$74,55094%91%$35,803$33,283
Purdue University$22,812$41,61476%78%$12,387$12,536
Quinnipiac University$69,430$69,43070%66%$40,757$38,370
Ramapo College of New Jersey$32,283$42,24553%51%$11,632$10,289
Randolph-Macon College$60,060$60,06082%81%$29,305$28,891
Reed College$78,300$78,300100%100%$44,817$43,053
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$77,763$77,76312%18%$40,832$37,412RPI
Rhode Island School of Design$76,280$76,28070%62%$37,614$33,910RISD
Rhodes College$66,266$66,26694%91%$34,225$35,184
Rice University$71,745$71,745100%100%$49,152$49,344
Ripon College$58,440$58,44087%86%$36,052$33,372
Roanoke College$65,170$65,17082%86%$33,358$32,455
Rochester Institute of Technology$68,922$68,92287%85%$32,321$30,620RIT
Roger Williams University$58,181$58,18183%81%$20,049$18,346
Rollins College$72,370$72,37078%79%$39,110$38,351
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$70,251$70,25174%66%$38,185$33,608
Rowan University$34,097$43,12961%61%$10,016$9,256
Rutgers University-Camden$33,233$49,87547%43%$12,744$11,445
Rutgers University-New Brunswick$34,130$51,33147%44%$14,263$12,535RU
Rutgers University-Newark$34,062$51,26347%44%$14,131$13,088
Sacred Heart University$64,948$64,94859%59%$19,380$19,212
Saint Anselm College$62,172$62,17285%86%$27,085$28,556
Saint Johns University$63,934$63,93492%90%$37,489$34,481SJU
Saint Joseph's University$64,605$64,60584%81%$30,762$26,804SJU
Saint Louis University$65,368$65,36888%80%$35,023$30,068
Saint Mary's College$63,740$63,74084%87%$37,187$35,906
Saint Mary's College of California$70,768$70,76874%74%$17,852$16,013
Saint Michael's College$64,770$64,77085%82%$33,763$31,380
Salem State University$26,480$32,62056%58%$7,175$6,297
Salisbury University$25,388$35,65861%55%$8,439$6,828
Salve Regina University$63,740$63,74075%71%$25,494$24,707
Sam Houston State University$23,876$36,11676%73%$9,164$8,086
Samford University$51,314$51,31486%77%$18,453$17,936
San Diego State University$30,371$42,25167%65%$11,810$11,660SDSU
San Francisco State University$31,185$43,06568%62%$9,771$9,318SFSU
San Jose State University$28,399$40,01381%83%$8,308$8,287SJSU
Santa Clara University$76,155$76,15589%85%$29,829$33,110SCU
Sarah Lawrence College$77,228$77,22881%75%$37,854$35,692
Scripps College$79,740$79,740100%100%$45,765$45,278
Seattle University$65,970$65,97082%81%$27,950$28,308
Seton Hall University$65,214$65,21474%68%$5,179$4,651
Siena College$59,081$59,08182%77%$26,923$24,672
Simmons University$61,984$61,98491%84%$30,338$26,467
Skidmore College$78,800$78,800100%99%$42,700$46,300
Smith College$77,844$77,844100%100%$37,230$41,335
Soka University of America$52,670$52,670100%100%$27,322$24,476
Sonoma State University$25,640$39,76658%57%$9,443$8,601
South Dakota State University$20,613$24,12342%45%$5,332$5,473
Southern Connecticut State University$32,196$44,47046%48%$6,449$6,381
Southern Methodist University$80,074$80,07485%85%$22,890$22,820SMU
Southwestern University$61,140$61,14090%86%$36,837$34,052
Spelman College$46,744$46,74449%52%$13,328$14,168
St Bonaventure University$53,166$53,16673%70%$25,565$24,410
St John's University-New York$66,215$66,21572%68%$8,495$8,790
St Lawrence University$77,000$77,00089%87%$43,621$40,913
St Olaf College$66,580$66,580100%97%$41,559$39,430
St. John's College$51,108$51,10881%76%$26,927$23,786
St. John's College$51,488$51,48898%96%$17,166$18,405
St. Mary's College of Maryland$30,993$47,06978%72%$11,653$10,111
Stanford University$78,898$78,898100%100%$56,989$54,174
State University of New York at New Paltz$26,963$36,87354%55%$5,773$5,517
Stetson University$67,810$67,81082%81%$37,908$36,482
Stevens Institute of Technology$75,770$75,77072%66%$32,786$29,045Stevens Tech
Stockton University$32,607$40,18978%77%$9,482$9,301
Stonehill College$66,667$66,66790%90%$28,288$26,331
Stony Brook University$28,734$46,40465%65%$10,748$9,590
Suffolk University$62,888$62,88876%70%$32,417$29,505
SUNY at Albany$27,663$45,50357%58%$9,638$8,747
SUNY at Fredonia$24,735$34,11563%62%$7,004$6,919
SUNY at Purchase College$26,924$36,83449%50%$10,519$10,781
SUNY College at Brockport$25,674$35,58460%61%$8,087$7,463
SUNY College at Geneseo$25,203$35,11339%44%$6,751$6,617
SUNY College at Oswego$24,672$34,58268%73%$7,882$7,946
SUNY College at Plattsburgh$27,556$37,46669%67%$9,327$8,776
SUNY College at Potsdam$24,737$34,64779%80%$8,463$7,874
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$27,836$38,59650%58%$5,239$6,163
SUNY Cortland$25,156$35,06670%69%$5,573$6,038
SUNY Oneonta$25,560$35,47062%64%$796$6,889
Susquehanna University$69,600$69,60086%85%$36,416$36,533SU
Swarthmore College$75,356$75,356100%100%$55,233$54,217
Syracuse University$77,177$77,17797%95%$40,116$37,619SU
Temple University$36,445$50,95564%61%$11,771$10,099
Tennessee Technological University$23,452$28,95764%60%$6,336$5,694
Texas A & M University-College Station$29,078$55,98773%69%$13,361$11,483
Texas Christian University$70,428$70,42874%69%$32,639$32,974
Texas State University$25,758$37,99864%58%$9,367$8,427TCU
The College of New Jersey$32,783$44,76146%44%$12,265$11,268
The College of Wooster$70,850$70,85090%88%$38,578$36,809TCNJ
The University of Montana$21,522$42,28266%60%$5,498$5,055
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga$23,510$39,62871%66%$10,309$8,963UTC
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville$30,994$49,18460%57%$12,722$11,719UTK
The University of Texas at Arlington$25,193$42,76565%61%$7,427$7,001UT Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin$27,408$55,99275%66%$9,723$9,342UT Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas$30,156$55,36867%64%$12,253$10,180UT Dallas
The University of the South$66,080$66,08095%88%$40,030$34,394Sewanee
Towson University$25,166$38,34463%60%$10,693$9,838
Transylvania University$57,120$57,12078%78%$29,187$27,901
Trinity College$79,370$79,370100%100%$48,334$47,743
Trinity University$63,184$63,18499%95%$38,910$35,721
Truman State University$21,377$29,09889%84%$10,096$8,500
Tufts University$81,700$81,700100%100%$49,497$48,915
Tulane University$80,232$80,23296%95%$38,616$39,617
Union College$78,957$78,957100%100%$43,864$41,434
United States Air Force Academy$2,700$2,700100%100%USAA
United States Coast Guard Academy$2,700$2,700100%100%USCGA
United States Merchant Marine Academy$3,780$3,780100%100%
United States Military Academy$2,700$2,700100%100%USMA
United States Naval Academy$2,700$2,700100%100%USNA
University at Buffalo$27,496$44,96645%47%$7,907$7,811
University of Akron Main Campus$28,188$31,71856%55%$5,712$5,780
University of Alabama$25,332$44,80259%54%$14,793$13,587
University of Alabama at Birmingham$25,717$40,38762%53%$5,008$5,123
University of Arizona$28,384$50,66772%65%$15,474$12,815UA
University of Arkansas$24,740$41,55659%59%$8,774$8,264
University of California, Berkeley$42,411$72,16578%80%$22,585$22,448UC Berkeley
University of California, Davis$36,519$66,27380%79%$19,830$19,383UC Davis
University of California, Irvine$33,425$63,17982%82%$20,723$21,997UC Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles$35,516$65,27077%79%$17,076$18,898UCLA
University of California, Merced$37,675$67,42977%78%$21,558$21,127UC Merced
University of California, Riverside$33,856$63,61083%82%$18,211$17,463UCR; UC Riverside
University of California, San Diego$35,316$65,07083%83%$18,809$19,857UCSD; UC San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara$36,824$66,57873%76%$19,963$20,945UCSSB; UC Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz$37,167$66,92175%78%$19,899$23,529UCSC; UC Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida$18,828$34,92777%65%$8,062$7,317UCF
University of Chicago$82,848$82,848100%100%$55,489$54,183Uchicago
University of Cincinnati$28,564$43,89845%42%$7,636$7,231UC
University of Colorado Boulder$30,855$56,67370%74%$12,557$12,135CU Boulder
University of Connecticut$34,532$57,20059%59%$13,494$12,823UCONN
University of Dallas$62,874$62,87485%81%$33,820$31,385
University of Dayton$62,510$62,51085%85%$36,264$34,671
University of Delaware$31,562$53,42259%54%$12,817$10,917
University of Denver$71,978$71,97884%84%$38,967$38,033
University of Florida$20,310$42,58899%98%$10,914$9,179UFL
University of Georgia$26,734$45,77478%74%$11,160$10,265UGA
University of Houston$26,042$41,28260%57%$11,075$9,644UH
University of Idaho$21,004$40,24082%78%$5,181$5,142
University of Illinois at Chicago$33,037$47,38767%66%$14,418$13,411UIC
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$32,560$50,01075%70%$19,341$17,724UIUC
University of Iowa$25,072$47,03557%53%$11,332$9,112
University of Kansas$23,766$40,63477%77%$9,655$8,650KU
University of Kentucky$30,860$49,85862%58%$6,349$6,312UKY
University of Louisiana at Lafayette$24,520$38,24868%62%$6,415$5,954
University of Louisville$24,634$40,77256%56%$10,821$10,374
University of Maine$25,660$47,26073%69%$11,240$10,108
University of Mary Washington$28,279$44,93642%42%$3,635$3,647
University of Maryland, Baltimore County$28,164$44,35466%59%$11,529$10,111UMC
University of Maryland, College Park$26,606$54,28865%62%$12,093$10,919UMD
University of Massachusetts Amherst$32,656$53,18181%82%$12,848$11,720UMass Amherst
University of Massachusetts Boston$34,814$55,27680%83%$13,000$11,000UMass Boston
University of Massachusetts Lowell$31,392$49,31887%87%$12,259$10,211UMass Lowell
University of Memphis$23,359$30,21154%46%$7,686$6,666
University of Miami$73,830$73,83099%97%$30,066$33,681UM
University of Michigan$32,272$69,32690%92%$24,268$23,118UMich
University of Michigan-Dearborn$28,516$42,74886%77%$9,842$8,995
University of Minnesota-Duluth$25,346$30,64475%73%$8,774$8,578
University of Minnesota-Morris$24,912$27,00473%74%$10,861$10,913UMM
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$29,307$47,89778%75%$13,077$11,555UMN
University of Mississippi$24,476$41,31880%76%$12,085$10,929Ole Miss
University of Missouri-Columbia$26,356$45,33165%62%$13,157$12,293Mizzou
University of Nebraska-Lincoln$24,260$41,39078%71%$9,412$8,746UNL
University of Nevada-Las Vegas$25,990$42,08172%68%$6,397$6,214UNLV
University of Nevada-Reno$24,596$40,68858%56%$8,830$8,230UNR
University of New Hampshire$34,528$52,76866%65%$10,228$9,422UNH
University of New Mexico$22,599$38,6600%0%$6,899$7,405UNM
University of North Carolina at Asheville$19,694$37,04277%73%$7,785$7,784UNC Asheville; UNCA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$23,864$51,648100%100%$15,211$17,044UNC Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte$22,518$36,06650%53%$7,107$6,826UNCC: UNC Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro$19,456$34,61674%72%$9,415$8,781UNCG; UNC Greensboro
University of North Carolina Wilmington$24,045$38,11044%45%$6,242$6,367UNCW; UNC Wilmington
University of North Dakota$23,902$28,34361%57%$6,288$6,119UND
University of North Florida$19,747$33,46590%90%$8,338$7,608UNF
University of North Georgia$22,832$36,99059%58%$5,169$5,461UNG
University of North Texas$24,768$37,00863%54%$9,970$8,849UNT
University of Northern Colorado$25,500$37,57281%77%$7,089$7,817UNC
University of Northern Iowa$20,769$31,46968%66%$5,135$5,194
University of Notre Dame$77,597$77,597100%100%$47,029$45,565UND
University of Oklahoma$23,712$39,51680%79%$7,095$6,421OU
University of Oregon$30,719$56,17161%61%$10,480$9,826UO
University of Pennsylvania$82,376$82,376100%100%$55,993$54,253UPenn
University of Pittsburgh$33,042$48,07461%57%$14,513$12,859
University of Portland$66,926$66,92669%72%$28,637$27,321
University of Puget Sound$72,526$72,52688%84%$39,240$37,037
University of Redlands$73,732$73,73284%83%$29,047$27,847
University of Rhode Island$32,020$50,04267%55%$11,851$11,111URI
University of Richmond$74,590$74,590100%100%$47,202$47,735
University of Rochester$79,190$79,19097%97%$47,413$47,250URI
University of San Diego$72,851$72,85180%74%$35,986$33,711USD
University of San Francisco$73,992$73,99271%65%$34,439$30,093USF
University of Scranton$66,924$66,92472%71%$16,007$16,465
University of South Carolina$26,378$47,61877%72%$7,005$5,996USC
University of South Dakota$20,732$24,24254%57%$5,053$5,014USD
University of South Florida$22,266$33,18074%65%$12,186$9,943USF
University of Southern California$78,510$78,510100%99%$44,175$42,474USC
University of St Thomas$66,023$66,02389%89%$25,104$24,226
University of Tampa$46,540$46,54065%62%$15,005$14,254
University of the Pacific$70,184$70,18471%67%$34,818$32,267
University of Toledo$28,643$38,00363%61%$10,346$9,552
University of Tulsa$62,910$62,91070%66%$29,001$28,232
University of Utah$24,214$45,78763%59%$11,458$9,590
University of Vermont$35,654$60,54269%62%$19,483$16,987UVM
University of Virginia-Main Campus$36,410$70,378100%100%$24,952$25,509UVA
University of Washington$29,647$57,47779%78%$17,089$16,978UW
University of Washington-Bothell Campus$27,540$54,90974%70%$14,570$14,488UW Bothell
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire$20,146$28,42282%81%$6,818$6,576
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse$17,206$26,02571%73%$6,151$6,109
University of Wisconsin-Madison$26,734$54,62280%80%$18,471$16,995UW; UW Madison
University of Wyoming$20,785$35,33564%58%$5,119$5,453
Ursinus College$73,232$73,23283%81%$37,891$35,652
Valparaiso University$59,738$59,73891%92%$30,511$29,511
Vanderbilt University$79,558$79,558100%100%$53,944$53,108Vandy
Vassar College$80,830$80,830100%100%$52,243$50,800
Villanova University$77,836$77,83680%80%$38,201$37,187
Virginia Commonwealth University$32,207$52,85560%52%$13,175$11,162VCU
Virginia Military Institute$31,970$59,98085%88%$16,598$15,622VMI
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$26,984$46,06349%54%$6,143$7,530Virginia Tech
Wabash College$60,150$60,15096%94%$37,188$35,360
Wagner College$67,755$67,75575%69%$19,232$23,781
Wake Forest University$80,834$80,834100%100%$57,633$52,881WFU
Warren Wilson College$52,030$52,03090%84%$23,639$22,864
Washington & Jefferson College$65,441$65,44186%83%$38,477$35,258
Washington and Lee University$80,300$80,300100%100%$52,867$53,114WLU
Washington College$66,927$66,92757%57%$29,333$33,063
Washington State University$27,235$42,55167%66%$11,727$12,002WSU
Washington University in St. Louis$80,234$80,234100%100%$54,138$53,553WashU
Wayne State University$29,642$47,17061%54%$8,638$7,756
Wellesley College$81,090$81,090100%100%$58,654$55,526
Wentworth Institute of Technology$56,146$56,14663%61%$7,270$7,756
Wesleyan University$81,945$81,945100%100%$57,432$55,526
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$22,287$33,86144%47%$6,880$6,218
West Virginia University$22,624$38,968Not ReportedNot Reported$6,190$5,812WVU
Western Carolina University$14,654$18,65467%70%$6,705$6,306WCU
Western Michigan University$27,794$31,12855%55%$9,324$9,489WMU
Western Washington University$25,274$42,50178%79%$9,646$9,302
Westmont College$67,030$67,03088%82%$33,777$31,525
Wheaton College$53,900$53,90082%74%$26,857$23,685
Wheaton College$74,850$74,85096%93%$46,141$41,648
Whitman College$72,682$72,68294%92%$40,601$41,735
Whittier College$66,690$66,69083%82%$38,557$37,511
Whitworth University$63,297$63,29786%84%$34,354$34,218
Wichita State University$24,830$34,19665%63%$5,509$5,456
Widener University$67,070$67,07086%76%$33,435$29,930
Willamette University$60,406$60,40675%67%$33,120$29,619
Williams College$77,310$77,310100%100%$51,358$51,521
Winthrop University$28,370$42,70054%56%$9,701$9,506
Wofford College$66,401$66,40190%93%$37,693$37,025
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$74,071$74,07180%82%$26,677$25,791WPI
Xavier University$58,840$58,84069%67%$25,047$22,839
Yale University$81,450$81,450100%100%$60,593$60,494
Yeshiva University$67,150$67,15087%88%$38,595$37,301

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