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    Schools where institutional aid covers the most of the sticker price. Run each school's net price calculator for a number that reflects your situation.

    Methodology

    Ranked by average institutional aid (cost of attendance minus average net price). Schools without published cost or aid data are excluded.

    1. 1
      Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
    2. 2
      University of ChicagoChicago, IL
    3. 3
      Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
    4. 4
      Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
    5. 5
      California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA
    6. 6
      Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
    7. 7
      Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
    8. 8
      Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
    9. 9
      Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
    10. 10
      Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
    11. 11
      Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
    12. 12
      Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
    13. 13
      Rice UniversityHouston, TX
    14. 14
      Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA
    15. 15
      Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA
    16. 16
      Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA
    17. 17
      Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
    18. 18
      Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA
    19. 19
      Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
    20. 20
      Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
    21. 21
      Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
    22. 22
      Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC
    23. 23
      Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
    24. 24
      Boston UniversityBoston, MA
    25. 25
      Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA
    26. 26
      Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
    27. 27
      Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
    28. 28
      Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
    29. 29
      Barnard CollegeNew York, NY
    30. 30
      University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
    31. 31
      Northeastern University OaklandOakland, CA
    32. 32
      Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
    33. 33
      Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
    34. 34
      Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
    35. 35
      Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
    36. 36
      Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA
    37. 37
      Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
    38. 38
      Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
    39. 39
      Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
    40. 40
      Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
    41. 41
      University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
    42. 42
      Duke UniversityDurham, NC
    43. 43
      University of RochesterRochester, NY
    44. 44
      University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
    45. 45
      Bennington CollegeBennington, VT
    46. 46
      Albion CollegeAlbion, MI
    47. 47
      Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
    48. 48
      Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI
    49. 49
      Berea CollegeBerea, KY
    50. 50
      Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
    51. 51
      Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA
    52. 52
      Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
    53. 53
      Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
    54. 54
      Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC
    55. 55
      Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO
    56. 56
      Reed CollegePortland, OR
    57. 57
      St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY
    58. 58
      Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL
    59. 59
      Trinity CollegeHartford, CT
    60. 60
      Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY
    61. 61
      Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA
    62. 62
      The College of WoosterWooster, OH
    63. 63
      DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN
    64. 64
      Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
    65. 65
      Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA
    66. 66
      Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA
    67. 67
      Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY
    68. 68
      The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY
    69. 69
      Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN
    70. 70
      Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
    71. 71
      Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA
    72. 72
      Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA
    73. 73
      Union CollegeSchenectady, NY
    74. 74
      Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY
    75. 75
      Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI
    76. 76
      Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL
    77. 77
      University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA
    78. 78
      Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA
    79. 79
      University of TulsaTulsa, OK
    80. 80
      Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA
    81. 81
      Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH
    82. 82
      University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL
    83. 83
      Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH
    84. 84
      Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY
    85. 85
      Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
    86. 86
      Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA
    87. 87
      Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT
    88. 88
      Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA
    89. 89
      Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA
    90. 90
      University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
    91. 91
      Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
    92. 92
      Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
    93. 93
      Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD
    94. 94
      St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN
    95. 95
      Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
    96. 96
      Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA
    97. 97
      Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA
    98. 98
      Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
    99. 99
      Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO
    100. 100
      Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH