2017 list of "Meet Full Need" Colleges - there are 66

[OHMomof2]

…according to USNews.

…only a few institutions among those that claim to meet full need offer financial aid packages without federal student loans. Some of these schools include Amherst College and Harvard University in Massachusetts and Princeton University in New Jersey. Other schools, such as Brown University in Rhode Island and Duke University in North Carolina, only have a no-loans policy for students from lower-income backgrounds.

Of the schools that claim to meet full financial need, only two are public universities: the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia.

National Liberal Arts Colleges represent the bulk of the schools that meet full demonstrated need, with 40 schools in total, followed by National Universities with 26.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2017-09-21/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need

There were a few surprises on there. I know “meets full need” can vary from college to college as they define it differently and most package loans, but a handful of not-very-selective colleges are on this list.

[billcsho]

One more school worth to mention is that the University of Michigan has announced this year meeting full need of OOS students with family income under $90k. All in-state students are already need met and low income in state students (under$65k) are tuition free.

[ucbalumnus]

However, different schools that claim to “meet full need” may offer very different net prices. Here is an older thread on the topic:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1675058-meet-full-need-schools-can-vary-significantly-in-their-net-prices.html

[OHMomof2]

^ true @ucbalumnus . Do you remember where the list of colleges with net price by income band was? I saw it maybe a year ago…it had columns for “net price for income from $0 to $20K” and on up. I’d like to find it again…

[ucbalumnus]

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator has those average net prices by income band. Examples from two of the colleges that claim to “meet full need”:

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=130794#netprc
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=123961#netprc

However, it is best for individual students and parents to use the colleges’ net price calculators for their own financial situations.

[OHMomof2]

Thank you! I thought i saw a chart with a bunch of schools on one page, but it’s probably using the same data.

[ucbalumnus]

Well, there is http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ , but it shows only the $0-$30,000 income band net price in the comparison list (under “Price and Financial Aid”). Example:

http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search1ba.aspx?institutionid=123961,130794

[OHMomof2]

Helpful, ucb, thanks.

Here are all the (public or private nonprofit) colleges in Mass: http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search1ba.aspx?institutionid=168430,168263,166513,167987,166638,166629,167729,166692,167288,166674,165866,165820,165024,164447,164465,164492,164562,164580,164632,164720,164739,164748,164872,164614,164924,164988,165015,165167,165334,167394,166124,165529,165574,165644,165662,165671,165699,165802,441982,165936,166018,166027,166054,166391,166452,166683,166656,166850,166911,166939,166948,167251,167260,167358,217606,167455,167598,166984,167783,167835,167899,167996,168005,164933,167057,168148,168218,168227,168254,168281,168290,168342,168421

The $0-30K group pays $46,400ish at Berklee, and $1427 at Olin. There are 75 colleges in between.

[ucbalumnus]

The three most expensive in that list are music schools / conservatories. Are they trying to send the message that musicianship is a luxury for those from wealthy families?

[OHMomof2]

Maybe. Or those schools just don’t have the resources to give FA to most low income students.