| I don't think it paints a realistic picture to take the total aid awarded and then divide it by the TOTAL number of students who attend that institution to find out aid per student because, quite frankly, that's not the case.
58% of the Smith student population is roughly 1490 students, so per student receiving need-based aid, that number is about $26,074.50. That number for Bryn Mawr, using the same metrics, is $22,278.48. Because Smith has such a higher percentage of Pell Grant recipients, yet there's only a difference of about $4000 per student receiving aid, I would agree with the small awards to upper middle class students hypothesis. |