Not every college can meet your student’s need.
In fact, only 70 out of the 460+ colleges on the list below meet 100% of need or aid eligibility.
Why do colleges gap financial aid?
There are two key reasons why a college’s financial aid offer may not match or equal your student’s aid eligibility.
Most colleges don’t have enough resources.
Most colleges provide an award that is only a percentage of the student’s eligibility, resulting in a gap in the financial aid offer.
Los DATOS: Colleges publish the percentage of need or eligibility they meet on average, which can be found in the data below in the column % of Need Met.
If a student were eligible for $30,000 in need-based financial aid at both Babson and Emerson, the student would expect to receive nearly $30,000 from Babson (at 96%), but only about $15,000 from Emerson (at 56%).
Public universities only fund their resident students.
Public universities only award institutional need-based financial aid to their in-state, resident students. Out-of-state students admitted should expect to receive no institutional need-based aid, resulting in a huge aid gap.
LOS DATOS: You should assume 0 % of Need Met, except for federal aid options. The numbers reported for public universities below reflect the percentage of need met for their in-state, resident students
A student from Maryland admitted to U Mass Amherst would not have 88% of their need met. They would pay full Out-of-state Cost at nearly $60,000, except for any merit scholarships or federal aid.
Datos universitarios del conjunto de datos comunes 2024-25
Use this online database to explore colleges’ generosity with need-based financial aid.
Consejos:
- FILTRAR:Al utilizar la columna Filtro para Región o Estado, elija la opción es cualquiera de Opción para seleccionar múltiples regiones o estados.
- ICONO DE INFORMACIÓN:El icono de información junto al nombre de la columna proporciona una descripción más detallada de los datos presentados.
- DESCARGAR:Para descargar una copia, haga clic en los 3 puntos y seleccione Exportar a CSVGuardará el archivo con los cambios realizados. Nota: No recomiendo descargarlo a Excel, ya que convertirá los campos numéricos, como porcentajes y dólares, en campos de texto.