Top 20 US Colleges Financial Aid Comparison

In average, 53% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Top 20 US Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $56,297.
For all undergraduate students, 56.65% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $51,261
The 2024 average tuition & fees for the schools is $63,756.
The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Top 20 US Colleges is $86,900 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $30,602.

Top 20 US Colleges Financial Aid Comparison

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Financial Aid Comparison Table
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
In-StateOut-of-StatePercent Receiving Aid Average AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$68,23046.00%$55,84747.00%$52,652
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$63,25557.00%$59,19262.00%$47,135
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$69,04552.00%$61,06157.00%$49,638
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$66,01451.00%$54,21949.00%$54,352
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$65,73945.00%$62,29352.00%$55,998
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$65,80542.00%$57,44453.00%$50,142
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$60,77451.00%$48,91458.00%$45,148
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,07656.00%$61,80146.00%$55,433
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$63,34062.00%$54,40558.00%$52,572
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$60,15671.00%$45,59177.00%$44,422
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$65,99750.00%$61,71654.00%$53,533
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$59,71061.00%$59,79261.00%$62,079
Rice UniversityHouston, TX$58,12856.00%$51,95563.00%$48,958
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$62,48453.00%$60,61963.00%$56,737
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$66,93952.00%$48,42255.00%$43,934
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN$62,69357.00%$49,85960.00%$45,321
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$66,10446.00%$57,17551.00%$47,776
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$63,94665.00%$53,93266.00%$49,056
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO$62,98243.00%$58,18844.00%$49,844
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$64,70052.00%$63,52357.00%$60,487
Average-$63,75653%$56,297 57%$51,261
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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