Schools with Highest Percentage of Students with Financial Aid

Schools that award financial aid to the highest percentage of students

If you’re a student or prospective student who is searching for financial aid, this is a list for you.

These 100 colleges and universities not only award financial aid to the largest percentage of their undergraduate students, they actually award aid to 98-100% of their undergraduate students who apply. Additionally, all schools that are ranked below offer aid to at least 200 financial aid applicants or more and offer financial aid amounts to students for up to 30% of the cost of their annual in-state school tuition and fees.

This means that as an undergraduate, your chances of getting financial aid at these schools is likely higher than it is at other colleges and the amount of aid relative to your tuition and fees could be high.

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Rank	College Name	City, State	% Applicants Awarded Aid	Average Aid Award Per Student	In-State Tuition + Fees	Out-of-State Tuition + Fees
1	Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo, CA	100%	$32,528	$30,642	$30,642
2	Antioch College	Yellow Springs, OH	100%	$31,629	$34,004	$34,004
3	Berea College	Berea, KY	100%	$30,358	$24,870	$24,870
4	Erskine College	Due West, SC	100%	$29,483	$33,315	$33,315
5	Hendrix College	Conway, AR	100%	$28,895	$40,870	$40,870
6	Monmouth College	Monmouth, IL	100%	$25,033	$34,200	$34,200
7	Cleveland Institute of Music	Cleveland, OH	100%	$24,566	$47,565	$47,565
8	The College of Idaho	Caldwell, ID	100%	$24,230	$25,825	$25,825
9	Rosemont College	Rosemont, PA	100%	$23,574	$32,500	$32,500
10	Emory & Henry College	Emory, VA	100%	$21,608	$30,900	$30,900
11	San Diego Christian College	Santee, CA	100%	$21,169	$19,791	$19,791
12	Illinois College	Jacksonville, IL	100%	$21,137	$31,660	$31,660
13	Young Harris College	Young Harris, GA	100%	$20,492	$28,012	$28,012
14	Ottawa University-Ottawa	Ottawa, KS	100%	$18,805	$26,204	$26,204
15	Loras College	Dubuque, IA	100%	$18,403	$30,628	$30,628
16	Pacific Union College	Angwin, CA	100%	$17,431	$29,064	$29,064
17	Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design	Milwaukee, WI	100%	$17,350	$33,560	$33,560
18	Beth Medrash Govoha	Lakewood, NJ	100%	$17,170	$19,240	$19,240
19	Westminster College	Fulton, MO	100%	$16,245	$23,480	$23,480
20	Chowan University	Murfreesboro, NC	100%	$15,944	$23,400	$23,400
21	Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	100%	$14,941	$27,788	$27,788
22	Hesston College	Hesston, KS	100%	$14,361	$25,234	$25,234
23	Pacific Northwest College of Art	Portland, OR	100%	$14,108	$33,070	$33,070
24	Olivet College	Olivet, MI	100%	$13,338	$24,816	$24,816
25	Bethel College-North Newton	North Newton, KS	100%	$13,129	$25,410	$25,410
26	Concordia University-Portland	Portland, OR	100%	$13,029	$28,510	$28,510
27	Schreiner University	Kerrville, TX	100%	$12,998	$25,086	$25,086
28	Yeshiva Toras Chaim	Lakewood, NJ	100%	$12,519	$11,950	$11,950
29	Stephens College	Columbia, MO	100%	$12,262	$29,176	$29,176
30	Dordt College	Sioux Center, IA	100%	$12,260	$28,280	$28,280
31	Sterling College	Sterling, KS	100%	$12,154	$22,950	$22,950
32	Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach, CA	100%	$11,419	$28,100	$28,100
33	University of Mobile	Mobile, AL	100%	$10,183	$20,470	$20,470
34	Talmudical Seminary of Bobov	Brooklyn, NY	100%	$9,965	$7,500	$7,500
35	Martin Methodist College	Pulaski, TN	100%	$8,862	$23,100	$23,100
36	Daymar College-Bowling Green	Bowling Green, KY	100%	$7,674	$17,000	$17,000
37	Paul Quinn College	Dallas, TX	100%	$7,631	$8,275	$8,275
38	Concordia College Alabama	Selma, AL	100%	$5,699	$10,120	$10,120
39	Dallas Christian College	Dallas, TX	100%	$5,624	$16,536	$16,536
40	Daymar College-Online	Louisville, KY	100%	$5,438	$17,000	$17,000
41	Boricua College	New York, NY	100%	$4,808	$10,625	$10,625
42	Florida Polytechnic University	Lakeland, FL	100%	$3,863	$4,936	$4,936
43	Virginia University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg, VA	100%	$3,777	$7,880	$7,880
44	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Needham, MA	99%	$29,973	$45,525	$45,525
45	Bridgewater College	Bridgewater, VA	99%	$28,003	$31,480	$31,480
46	LaGrange College	Lagrange, GA	99%	$27,970	$27,540	$27,540
47	Mars Hill University	Mars Hill, NC	99%	$27,659	$29,382	$29,382
48	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	99%	$25,832	$42,946	$42,946
49	Lycoming College	Williamsport, PA	99%	$25,189	$35,900	$35,900
50	Maryville College	Maryville, TN	99%	$24,990	$32,866	$32,866
51	College of Saint Benedict	Saint Joseph, MN	99%	$23,825	$40,846	$40,846
52	Spring Hill College	Mobile, AL	99%	$23,529	$34,092	$34,092
53	Hanover College	Hanover, IN	99%	$23,422	$34,514	$34,514
54	Randolph-Macon College	Ashland, VA	99%	$23,203	$37,600	$37,600
55	Benedict College	Columbia, SC	99%	$23,183	$18,288	$18,288
56	Saint Johns University	Collegeville, MN	99%	$23,023	$40,226	$40,226
57	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	99%	$22,881	$41,730	$41,730
58	Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, PA	99%	$22,580	$41,710	$41,710
59	Roanoke College	Salem, VA	99%	$22,083	$39,666	$39,666
60	Ferrum College	Ferrum, VA	99%	$21,919	$30,835	$30,835
61	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, WV	99%	$21,836	$28,792	$28,792
62	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	99%	$21,129	$42,490	$42,490
63	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Owensboro, KY	99%	$20,796	$23,120	$23,120
64	The King�s College	New York, NY	99%	$19,888	$33,270	$33,270
65	Berry College	Mount Berry, GA	99%	$19,866	$31,996	$31,996
66	Warner University	Lake Wales, FL	99%	$19,850	$19,754	$19,754
67	Kansas City Art Institute	Kansas City, MO	99%	$19,729	$35,270	$35,270
68	St Bonaventure University	Saint Bonaventure, NY	99%	$18,322	$31,389	$31,389
69	Lees-McRae College	Banner Elk, NC	99%	$18,007	$25,404	$25,404
70	Memphis College of Art	Memphis, TN	99%	$17,845	$30,250	$30,250
71	Brevard College	Brevard, NC	99%	$17,810	$26,980	$26,980
72	Cottey College	Nevada, MO	99%	$17,457	$19,300	$19,300
73	Emmanuel College	Franklin Springs, GA	99%	$17,062	$18,870	$18,870
74	Texas Lutheran University	Seguin, TX	99%	$17,052	$27,900	$27,900
75	Linfield College-School of Nursing	Portland, OR	99%	$17,045	$39,757	$39,757
76	Doane University-Arts & Sciences	Crete, NE	99%	$16,830	$28,790	$28,790
77	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, OH	99%	$16,793	$28,500	$28,500
78	Apex School of Theology	Durham, NC	99%	$16,271	$5,000	$5,000
79	Martin University	Indianapolis, IN	99%	$15,497	$12,536	$12,536
80	Eureka College	Eureka, IL	99%	$15,212	$20,510	$20,510
81	Maine College of Art	Portland, ME	99%	$15,154	$32,240	$32,240
82	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	99%	$14,399	$8,366	$20,124
83	Wesley College	Dover, DE	99%	$14,090	$25,020	$25,020
84	Goldey-Beacom College	Wilmington, DE	99%	$14,057	$22,950	$22,950
85	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Fayette, MO	99%	$13,862	$22,360	$22,360
86	Ave Maria University	Ave Maria, FL	99%	$12,325	$18,479	$18,479
87	Ohio Valley University	Vienna, WV	99%	$12,228	$19,840	$19,840
88	Finlandia University	Hancock, MI	99%	$10,815	$22,110	$22,110
89	Blackburn College	Carlinville, IL	99%	$10,679	$20,364	$20,364
90	Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary	Spring Valley, NY	99%	$10,330	$8,740	$8,740
91	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cape Girardeau, MO	99%	$9,157	$17,580	$17,580
92	Southern Virginia University	Buena Vista, VA	99%	$7,235	$14,900	$14,900
93	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	99%	$7,018	$15,829	$15,829
94	Stetson University	DeLand, FL	98%	$27,443	$41,590	$41,590
95	Hollins University	Roanoke, VA	98%	$27,312	$35,635	$35,635
96	DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	98%	$26,422	$44,678	$44,678
97	McDaniel College	Westminster, MD	98%	$25,762	$39,500	$39,500
98	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, IA	98%	$25,489	$38,700	$38,700
99	Allegheny College	Meadville, PA	98%	$25,300	$42,470	$42,470
100	Birmingham Southern College	Birmingham, AL	98%	$25,288	$33,128	$33,128

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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.