Schools That Award the Most Financial Aid Per Student

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Posted Sep 18th, 2017 , Updated Jun 29th, 2018 by College Atlas
Schools with the most financial aid

Need financial aid to pay for college? If so, this list of the 100 Schools That Award the Most Financial Aid Per Student will be important to you.

To ensure that this list is most valuable to you as a potential student and aid applicant, we have only included schools that award the expressed average aid amount listed to at least 50% of their financial aid applicants and provide financial aid awards to at least 200 applicants or more.

To increase your chances of having a good undergraduate experience, it’s important that you seek to strike a balance of getting the highest quality education possible at the most affordable price. A good focus can be to look at what schools have offered other students and then fill out the FAFSA and talk to school admission representatives to understand your financial aid-related questions before you make a sure commitment.

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Rank College Name City, State Average Aid Award Per Student % Applicants Awarded Aid In-State Tuition + Fees Out-of-State Tuition + Fees
1

 Amherst College Amherst, MA
$44,724
62%
$50,562
$50,562
2

 Yale University New Haven, CT
$44,114
52%
$47,600
$47,600
3

 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
$41,466
58%
$43,450
$43,450
4

 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
$41,113
61%
$51,250
$51,250
5

 Haverford College Haverford, PA
$40,712
53%
$49,098
$49,098
6

 Williams College Williamstown, MA
$40,435
54%
$50,070
$50,070
7

 Pomona College Claremont, CA
$39,812
63%
$47,620
$47,620
8

 Duke University Durham, NC
$39,584
56%
$49,241
$49,241
9

 Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH
$39,397
97%
$38,860
$38,860
10

 Stanford University Stanford, CA
$39,283
62%
$46,320
$46,320
11

 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
$39,032
52%
$49,506
$49,506
12

 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
$38,888
60%
$46,836
$46,836
13

 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
$38,638
64%
$44,712
$44,712
14

 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
$37,847
55%
$47,442
$47,442
15

 Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA
$37,228
59%
$46,417
$46,417
16

 Smith College Northampton, MA
$36,697
67%
$46,288
$46,288
17

 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
$36,099
54%
$49,500
$49,500
18

 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
$35,802
50%
$48,212
$48,212
19

 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
$35,547
66%
$49,906
$49,906
20

 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA
$35,494
54%
$50,400
$50,400
21

 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
$35,416
54%
$49,536
$49,536
22

 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
$35,324
57%
$53,000
$53,000
23

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
$35,239
70%
$46,704
$46,704
24

 Davidson College Davidson, NC
$34,730
67%
$46,966
$46,966
25

 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
$33,690
58%
$49,298
$49,298
26

 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
$33,620
75%
$47,140
$47,140
27

 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
$33,546
69%
$48,342
$48,342
28

 Lafayette College Easton, PA
$33,456
53%
$47,010
$47,010
29

 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
$33,376
55%
$49,116
$49,116
30

 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
$33,269
60%
$50,277
$50,277
31

 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
$33,169
87%
$46,990
$46,990
32

 Emory University Atlanta, GA
$33,111
54%
$46,314
$46,314
33

 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
$32,860
53%
$49,047
$49,047
34

 Kenyon College Gambier, OH
$32,643
54%
$49,140
$49,140
35

 Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA
$32,528
100%
$30,642
$30,642
36

 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
$32,395
56%
$47,176
$47,176
37

 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
$32,194
63%
$47,929
$47,929
38

 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
$32,145
91%
$42,550
$42,550
39

 St. John's College Santa Fe, NM
$32,127
92%
$49,644
$49,644
40

 Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
$31,964
69%
$49,248
$49,248
41

 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
$31,891
51%
$48,710
$48,710
42

 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
$31,781
62%
$44,760
$44,760
43

 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA
$31,734
60%
$45,390
$45,390
44

 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY
$31,692
75%
$51,038
$51,038
45

 Earlham College Richmond, IN
$31,656
88%
$44,390
$44,390
46

 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
$31,632
78%
$48,887
$48,887
47

 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
$31,630
63%
$50,193
$50,193
48

 Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH
$31,629
100%
$34,004
$34,004
49

 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
$31,228
50%
$47,682
$47,682
50

 St John's College Annapolis, MD
$31,146
90%
$49,119
$49,119
51

 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
$30,952
51%
$46,230
$46,230
52

 Bennington College Bennington, VT
$30,773
90%
$48,220
$48,220
53

 Scripps College Claremont, CA
$30,703
57%
$49,152
$49,152
54

 Tabor College Hillsboro, KS
$30,363
89%
$25,320
$25,320
55

 Berea College Berea, KY
$30,358
100%
$24,870
$24,870
56

 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
$30,300
69%
$48,090
$48,090
57

 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA
$29,973
99%
$45,525
$45,525
58

 Rice University Houston, TX
$29,963
66%
$42,253
$42,253
59

 Presbyterian College Clinton, SC
$29,697
89%
$36,130
$36,130
60

 Carleton College Northfield, MN
$29,536
65%
$49,263
$49,263
61

 Drew University Madison, NJ
$29,509
91%
$46,384
$46,384
62

 Erskine College Due West, SC
$29,483
100%
$33,315
$33,315
63

 St Lawrence University Canton, NY
$29,243
93%
$49,420
$49,420
64

 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
$29,160
96%
$44,630
$44,630
65

 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA
$29,138
73%
$50,649
$50,649
66

 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
$28,989
80%
$43,886
$43,886
67

 Wells College Aurora, NY
$28,915
95%
$37,500
$37,500
68

 Hendrix College Conway, AR
$28,895
100%
$40,870
$40,870
69

 Cabrini University Radnor, PA
$28,699
93%
$29,842
$29,842
70

 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA
$28,609
70%
$49,464
$49,464
71

 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
$28,530
54%
$50,665
$50,665
72

 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
$28,512
78%
$48,260
$48,260
73

 Villanova University Villanova, PA
$28,094
50%
$47,616
$47,616
74

 College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME
$28,032
94%
$42,084
$42,084
75

 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA
$28,003
99%
$31,480
$31,480
76

 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
$27,990
52%
$50,152
$50,152
77

 LaGrange College Lagrange, GA
$27,970
99%
$27,540
$27,540
78

 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH
$27,854
97%
$43,230
$43,230
79

 Ursinus College Collegeville, PA
$27,675
97%
$47,700
$47,700
80

 MCPHS University Boston, MA
$27,662
87%
$30,530
$30,530
81

 Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC
$27,659
99%
$29,382
$29,382
82

 Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA
$27,649
93%
$50,209
$50,209
83

 Furman University Greenville, SC
$27,648
89%
$46,012
$46,012
84

 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
$27,645
97%
$42,644
$42,644
85

 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
$27,521
89%
$42,962
$42,962
86

 Mills College Oakland, CA
$27,518
95%
$44,258
$44,258
87

 George Washington University Washington, DC
$27,475
64%
$48,280
$48,280
88

 Stetson University DeLand, FL
$27,443
98%
$41,590
$41,590
89

 Hollins University Roanoke, VA
$27,312
98%
$35,635
$35,635
90

 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
$27,310
82%
$49,140
$49,140
91

 Denison University Granville, OH
$27,287
96%
$47,290
$47,290
92

 Wofford College Spartanburg, SC
$27,174
91%
$38,705
$38,705
93

 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
$26,732
82%
$44,560
$44,560
94

 Emmanuel College Boston, MA
$26,731
89%
$36,504
$36,504
95

 Bluffton University Bluffton, OH
$26,592
82%
$30,168
$30,168
96

 Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL
$26,560
95%
$34,450
$34,450
97

 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
$26,531
69%
$48,190
$48,190
98

 The College of Wooster Wooster, OH
$26,496
97%
$44,950
$44,950
99

 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
$26,422
98%
$44,678
$44,678
100

 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
$26,302
70%
$43,318
$43,318
Earn Your Associate or Bachelor’s Degree Online. You May Qualify For $6,095 in Grants!

References: Data and Terminology

  • School data comes from to IPEDS data submitted to the National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Financial Aid is any monetary grant aid or scholarship aid awarded from the federal government, a state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
  • Undergraduate is a student enrolled in a 4- or 5-year bachelor’s degree program, an associate’s degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate.
  • Tuition are charges to full-time undergraduate students for the full academic year 2015-16. Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per credit.
  • In-district Tuition is the tuition charged by the institution to those students residing in the locality in which they attend school. This may be a lower rate than in-state tuition if offered by the institution.
  • Out-of-state Tuition is the tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the institution’s or state’s residency requirements
  • Fees are the fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception
  • Academic Year is the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 plan.

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