Schools with Lowest Percentage of Students with Financial Aid

Schools that award financial aid to lowest percentage of students

If you’re searching for financial aid opportunities, these schools may not be for you. These 100 colleges and universities award financial aid to the lowest percentage of their undergraduate financial aid applicants.

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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	California Miramar University	San Diego, CA	2%	$2,215	$8,240	$8,240
2	Southern California University of Health Sciences	Whittier, CA	8%	$3,602	$10,646	$10,646
3	University of Management and Technology	Arlington, VA	9%	$3,339	$9,450	$9,450
4	Excelsior College	Albany, NY	10%	$2,310	N/A	N/A
5	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, NY	12%	$3,332	$1,107	$1,107
6	Epic Bible College	Sacramento, CA	13%	$3,550	$9,690	$9,690
7	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	New Orleans, LA	14%	$609	$6,900	$6,900
8	Thomas Edison State University	Trenton, NJ	14%	$2,212	$6,135	$9,036
9	Cascadia College	Bothell, WA	18%	$4,952	$3,748	$9,086
10	Bellevue College	Bellevue, WA	18%	$5,014	$3,619	$8,957
11	Unitek College	Fremont, CA	20%	$5,557	$24,665	$24,665
12	New England College of Business and Finance	Boston, MA	21%	$2,658	$10,525	$10,525
13	Alliant International University-San Diego	San Diego, CA	21%	$7,723	$18,998	$18,998
14	Interior Designers Institute	Newport Beach, CA	22%	$2,724	$18,050	$18,050
15	American Sentinel University	Aurora, CO	22%	$8,581	$9,315	$9,315
16	Colorado Mountain College	Glenwood Springs, CO	22%	$4,081	$4,016	$9,812
17	North Seattle College	Seattle, WA	23%	$6,220	$3,862	$9,052
18	City University of Seattle	Seattle, WA	24%	$3,027	$16,500	$16,500
19	Oakland City University	Oakland City, IN	24%	$9,082	$22,800	$22,800
20	South Seattle College	Seattle, WA	24%	$5,618	$3,824	$9,014
21	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York, NY	25%	$4,228	$6,760	$13,870
22	Antioch University-Los Angeles	Culver City, CA	26%	$9,844	$20,670	$20,670
23	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	Fayette, MO	26%	$3,712	$7,180	$7,180
24	University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus	Washington, DC	27%	$3,835	$13,884	$13,884
25	Renton Technical College	Renton, WA	27%	$5,915	$5,004	$5,004
26	Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, MN	27%	$4,701	$8,336	$8,336
27	Green River College	Auburn, WA	27%	$5,710	$4,344	$4,751
28	Lake Washington Institute of Technology	Kirkland, WA	28%	$5,982	$3,880	$9,218
29	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills, CA	28%	$2,118	$1,551	$8,391
30	Purdue University-North Central Campus	Westville, IN	28%	$5,583	$6,808	$16,207
31	Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences	Torrance, CA	29%	$4,246	N/A	N/A
32	Roseman University of Health Sciences	Henderson, NV	29%	$5,401	$35,016	$35,016
33	New York School of Interior Design	New York, NY	29%	$6,848	$28,200	$28,200
34	Northeastern University Global Network	Boston, MA	29%	$6,053	$16,757	$16,757
35	Seattle Central College	Seattle, WA	29%	$6,703	$3,893	$9,083
36	Midwives College of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	30%	$3,746	$6,340	$6,340
37	Eagle Gate College-Layton	Layton, UT	30%	$4,417	$14,940	$14,940
38	Platt College-Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	30%	$4,965	N/A	N/A
39	Denver School of Nursing	Denver, CO	30%	$4,168	$15,460	$15,460
40	Vincennes University	Vincennes, IN	30%	$10,156	$5,375	$12,709
41	Linfield College-Online and Continuing Education	McMinnville, OR	31%	$3,432	$13,905	$13,905
42	Olympic College	Bremerton, WA	31%	$6,184	$4,071	$4,071
43	Careers Unlimited	Orem, UT	32%	$3,674	N/A	N/A
44	Musicians Institute	Hollywood, CA	32%	$4,293	$24,030	$24,030
45	University of Alaska Southeast	Juneau, AK	32%	$4,889	$7,112	$20,664
46	Bellevue University	Bellevue, NE	32%	$4,883	$7,050	$7,050
47	Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island, IL	33%	$2,792	$27,067	$27,067
48	Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs	Danville, VA	34%	$3,434	$10,325	$10,325
49	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	34%	$6,709	$10,018	$25,152
50	Bristol University	Anaheim, CA	35%	$5,334	N/A	N/A
51	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	Louisville, KY	35%	$1,749	$17,080	$17,080
52	Colorado State University-Global Campus	Greenwood Village, CO	35%	$3,305	$8,400	$8,400
53	Skagit Valley College	Mount Vernon, WA	35%	$4,493	$4,200	$4,700
54	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, WI	35%	$5,083	$7,487	$15,060
55	Great Basin College	Elko, NV	36%	$5,107	$2,805	$9,450
56	Urbana University	Urbana, OH	36%	$13,753	$22,012	$22,012
57	Centralia College	Centralia, WA	36%	$7,592	$4,188	$4,600
58	Highline College	Des Moines, WA	36%	$5,045	$3,846	$4,253
59	Northcentral University	Prescott Valley, AZ	37%	$3,477	$10,718	$10,718
60	Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing	Saint Louis, MO	37%	$2,554	$19,256	$19,256
61	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	Saint Clairsville, OH	37%	$3,022	$4,872	$6,718
62	DigiPen Institute of Technology	Redmond, WA	37%	$8,596	$27,800	$27,800
63	Brazosport College	Lake Jackson, TX	37%	$2,948	$3,405	$5,025
64	Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom	Lakewood, WA	37%	$5,468	$3,643	$8,981
65	Columbia Basin College	Pasco, WA	37%	$5,282	$4,194	$6,169
66	Park University	Parkville, MO	37%	$4,263	$11,470	$11,470
67	Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Goodwell, OK	38%	$4,544	$7,461	$7,461
68	University of Wisconsin Colleges	Madison, WI	38%	$4,716	$5,148	$12,132
69	Angeles College	Los Angeles, CA	39%	$4,630	N/A	N/A
70	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Manchester, NH	39%	$5,978	$14,143	$27,413
71	Dakota State University	Madison, SD	39%	$4,155	$7,974	$10,556
72	Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	39%	$8,012	$29,930	$29,930
73	Northwest Florida State College	Niceville, FL	39%	$5,128	$3,123	$11,940
74	Newman University	Wichita, KS	39%	$15,548	$26,030	$26,030
75	National University	La Jolla, CA	39%	$4,872	$12,744	$12,744
76	Clark College	Vancouver, WA	39%	$5,499	$3,456	$8,794
77	Trinity College	Hartford, CT	39%	$41,604	$50,776	$50,776
78	United States University	Chula Vista, CA	40%	$9,173	$13,260	$9,980
79	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock, AR	40%	$3,960	$8,468	$17,504
80	Bismarck State College	Bismarck, ND	40%	$3,512	$3,604	$8,383
81	University of Minnesota-Crookston	Crookston, MN	40%	$7,415	$11,646	$11,646
82	Clover Park Technical College	Lakewood, WA	40%	$6,481	$5,382	$12,855
83	Saint Johns River State College	Palatka, FL	40%	$4,026	$2,830	$10,347
84	Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis, MO	40%	$11,715	$23,886	$23,886
85	Rhode Island School of Design	Providence, RI	40%	$22,937	$45,840	$45,840
86	Schoolcraft College	Livonia, MI	40%	$4,383	$4,854	$6,834
87	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	40%	$9,149	$15,466	$26,397
88	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, CO	40%	$5,993	$8,692	$23,704
89	Weber State University	Ogden, UT	40%	$4,205	$5,321	$14,235
90	Western Governors University	Salt Lake City, UT	40%	$4,250	$6,070	$6,070
91	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	40%	$16,905	$14,295	$44,083
92	Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies	Lincoln, NE	41%	$3,761	$9,975	$9,975
93	Wilmington University	New Castle, DE	41%	$2,451	$10,430	$10,430
94	University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, VA	41%	$5,588	$11,130	$25,294
95	Pitzer College	Claremont, CA	41%	$32,977	$48,670	$48,670
96	Fashion Institute of Technology	New York, NY	41%	$5,736	$7,200	$20,322
97	Santa Ana College	Santa Ana, CA	41%	$2,153	$1,142	$6,902
98	Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	41%	$37,847	$47,828	$47,828
99	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	41%	$7,093	$10,952	$31,598
100	Simmons College of Kentucky	Louisville, KY	42%	$2,097	$5,310	$5,310

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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.

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