There are currently 6 universities and colleges in America that offer need-blind admissions and full-need financial aid - that means they don't consider financial need when deciding whether to admit their undergraduates, and will give admitted students enough financial aid to meet their need.
[Read about different types of financial aid]
Those schools are:
But these schools are also among the most selective in the country. Here's that list again, with the average financial aid package awarded to international students in 2011/2012, and the admissions rate this year:
Sources:
2012 Has Record Low Admissions Rates (Huffington Post)
Who Got Into the Country's Top Colleges (Daily Beast)
2011-2012 Compiled Financial Aid Data (Student Union)
And here's a list of 6 schools that may not have need-blind admissions, but offer a similar average financial aid package and a higher admission rate (acceptance rates are for 2011):
Sources:
College Navigator (Department of Education)
2011-2012 Compiled Financial Aid Data (Student Union)
Not that we're telling you to apply to those schools - just pointing out that you have other choices! Here's full list from EduPass of schools offering financial aid to international undergraduates, and how many students receive that aid.
[Read about different types of financial aid]
Those schools are:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Harvard University
- Princeton University
- Yale University
- Dartmouth College
- Amherst College
But these schools are also among the most selective in the country. Here's that list again, with the average financial aid package awarded to international students in 2011/2012, and the admissions rate this year:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - $44,650 - 8.9%
- Harvard University - $45,486 - 5.9%
- Princeton University - $40,680 - 7.9%
- Yale University - $50,851 - 6.8%
- Dartmouth College - $45,199 - 9.4%
- Amherst College - $45,192 (for 2009/2010) - 11.9%
Sources:
2012 Has Record Low Admissions Rates (Huffington Post)
Who Got Into the Country's Top Colleges (Daily Beast)
2011-2012 Compiled Financial Aid Data (Student Union)
And here's a list of 6 schools that may not have need-blind admissions, but offer a similar average financial aid package and a higher admission rate (acceptance rates are for 2011):
- Skidmore College - $51,402 - 42%
- Trinity College - $48,998 - 30%
- Gettysburg College - $48,908 - 40%
- Connecticut College - $46,038 - 32%
- Reed College - $45,234 - 40%
- College of the Atlantic - $40,520 - 64%
Sources:
College Navigator (Department of Education)
2011-2012 Compiled Financial Aid Data (Student Union)
Not that we're telling you to apply to those schools - just pointing out that you have other choices! Here's full list from EduPass of schools offering financial aid to international undergraduates, and how many students receive that aid.