Great Financial Aid Colleges (w/ Acceptance Data and Stats)

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***Quick Guide: ***

  • University — Acceptance % / ACT / SAT / Popular Majors

University: Net price calculations for me during testing were major undesirable outliers.
University: Using [this year’s admission stats thread](College Admissions Statistics Class of 2021: Early and Regular Decision Acceptance Rates - Applying to College - College Confidential Forums), concluded applying ED/REA would be beneficial.
University: Research concluded that applying ED/REA would be detrimental or not comparatively worth it.

5% - 9% (Extremely Selection)

  • Stanford University — 5% / 31-34 / 1380-1570 / CS, Biz, E-Eng
  • Harvard University — 5% / 32-35 / 1410-1600 / Biz, Law, Poli Sci
  • Columbia University — 6% / 31-34 / 1390-1570 / Biz, Public Admin, Social Work
  • Princeton University — 6% / 31-35 / 1400-1600 / Public Pol Analysis, Econ, Comp-E
  • MIT — 7% / 33-35 / 1520-1600 / Biz, CS, M-Eng
  • Yale University — 7% / 31-35 / 1410-1600 / Biz, Econ, Law
  • University of Chicago — 8% / 32-35 / 1435-1600 / Biz, Econ, Public Policy
  • Brown University — 8% / 30-34 / 1330-1550 / Econ, CS, Engineer
  • Caltech — 8% / 34-35 / 1500-1600 / Physics, Chem, CS
  • Duke University — 9% / 31-34 / 1370-1550 / Public Policy, Econ, Biz
  • University of Pennsylvania — 9% / 31-35 / 1360-1550 / Finance, Biz, Marketing
  • Pomona College — 9% / 31-34 / 1380-1540 / Math/Stats, Econ, Bio
  • Northwestern University — 9% / 31-34 / 1420-1580 / Econ, Engineer, Biz

10% - 19% (Very Selective)

  • Olin College of Engineering — 10% / 32-35 / 1400-1560 / Eng, M-Eng, E-Eng
  • Vanderbilt University — 10% / 32-35 / 1430-1580 / Econ, Social Sci, PS
  • Swarthmore College — 10% / 30-34 / 1380-1560 / Social Sci, Bio(med), CS
  • Dartmouth College — 10% / 30-34 / 1360-1550 / Econ, PS, History
  • Claremont McKenna — 10% / 30-33 / 1350-1520 / Econ, PS, Psych
  • Cornell University — 12% / 30-34 / 1330-1510 / Eng, Bio(& med), Biz
  • Johns Hopkins University — 12% / 31-34 / 1360-1510 / Bio(E / med), IR, Neurosci
  • Harvey Mudd College — 13% / 33-35 / 1418-1570 / CS, Eng, Math/Stats
  • Amherst College — 14% / 30-34 / 1350-1548 / Econ, Math, English, History
  • Rice University — 14% / 31-34 / 1390-1550 / Engineer, Sciences (any)
  • Bowdoin College — 14% / 31-33 / 1360-1510 / PS, Econ, Math, Bio
  • Colorado College — 15% / 28-32 / 1220-1430 / Econ, Sociology, PS
  • Barnard College (Girls) — 15% / 28-32 / 1250-1440 / Psych, English, PS
  • Georgetown University — 15% / 30-33 / 1320-1520 / PS, IR, Biz, History
  • Tufts University — 15% / 30-34 / 1380-1540 / Econ, Bio, Engineer, VP Arts
  • Colby College — 16% / 28-32 / 1230-1430 / Econ, PS, Internat/Global Studies
  • Pitzer College — 16% / 28-31 / 1280-1420 / Psych, PS, English
  • **University of Southern Cal — 16% / 30-33 / 1330-1540 / Biz, Social Work, E-Eng **
  • Middlebury College — 16% / 30-33 / 1300-1500 / Bio, F Lang, VP Arts
  • WashU in St. Louis — 16% / 32-34 / 1420-1570 / Engineer, Biz, Bio
  • Williams College — 17% / 31-34 / 1350-1560 / Phys Sci, Math/Stats
  • Wesleyan University — 18% / 30-33 / 1340-1520 / Psych, Econ, PS, Bio
  • University of Notre Dame — 19% / 32-34 / 1340-1520 / Finance, Econ, Account
  • Haverford College — 19% / 31-34 / 1330-1490 / Chem, Bio, Psych

20% - 29% (Rather Selective)

  • Carleton College — 20% / 30-33 / 1320-1510 / Bio, CS, Econ
  • Grinnell College — 20% / 30-33 / 1330-1520 / Bio(chem), Econ, and Psych
  • Wellesley College (Girls) — 21% / 30 - 33 / 1290 - 1480 / Econ, PS, Psych
  • Davidson College — 22% / 28-32 / 1230-1440 / PS, Econ. Bio
  • Emory University — 22% / 29-32 / 1280-1460 / Biz, Law, Bio
  • Vassar College — 23% / 30-33 / 1320-1490 / Econ, English, Psych
  • Hamilton College — 24% / 30-33 / 1310-1470 / Econ, Math, PS
  • Washington & Lee — 24% / 30-33 / 1320-1460 / Law, Biz, Account
  • Lehigh University — 25% / 28-32 / 1230-1410 / Finance, M-Eng, Account
  • Bates College — 25% / 31 avg / 1365 avg / Econ, PS, Psych
  • Colgate University — 26% / 29-32 / 1280-1470 / Econ, PS, History
  • Wake Forest University — 27% / 28-31 / 1240-1400 / Biz, Law, Account
  • Lafayette College — 28% / 27-31 / 1200-1400 / Econ, PS, Psych
  • Oberlin College — 29% / 28-32 / 1260-1450 / Music, Bio, PS

30% - 39% (Selective)

  • University of Richmond — 30% / 30-33 / 1380-1500 / Biz, Law, Account
  • Reed College — 31% / 29-33 / 1290-1480 / Bio, English, Psych
  • Franklin & Marshall — 32% / 28-33 / 1220-1420 / Biz, PS
  • Trinity College — 33% / 26-30 / 1150-1350 / PS, Econ, Psych
  • Scripps College (Girls) — 33% / 28-33 / 1260-1460 / Psych, Bio, Comm
  • Kenyon College — 33% / 28-32 / 1260-1420 / English, Econ, Psych
  • Boston College — 33% / 30-33 / 1270-1460 / Econ, Finance, Social Work
  • University of Rochester — 34% / 29-33 / 1280-1460 / Biz, Nursing, Bio
  • Union College — 37% / 28-32 / 1220-1400 / Econ, PS, Psych
  • College of the Holy Cross — 38% / 28-31 / 1240-1400 / Econ, PS, Psych
  • Smith College (Girls) — 38% / 28-32 / 1280-1440 / Social Work, Econ, Psych
  • Macalester College — 39% / 30-33 / 1380-1520 / Bio, Econ, PS

40% +

  • Bryn Mawr College (Girls) — 40% / 27-31 / 1200-1440 / Social Work, Pre-med, Psych
  • Sewanee-South — 40% / 26-30 / 1160-1380 / English, Econ, History
  • Trinity University — 41% / 27-31 / 1170-1360 / Bio, Comm, Marketing
  • Gettysburg College — 43% / 26-30 / 1200-1370 / Econ, English, Exercise Physio
  • Occidental College — 45% / 27-31 / 1210-1390 / Econ, PS, Bio
  • Mount Holyoke College (Girls) — 52% / 28-32 / 1250-1420 / Psych, Econ, English
  • Soka University of America — 54% / 24-29 / 1090-1370 / Lib Arts & Humanities
  • Wabash College (Boys) — 61% / 22-27 / 1020-1240 / History, PS, Econ