College list and ranking schools

tk21769
Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:56:11 +0000

One factor you may be overlooking is the net cost. Is that important to you? If so, what’s your strategy for managing it? Are you focusing on need-based aid, merit scholarships, low sticker prices, or some combination?

Yale, Columbia, and Penn don’t offer merit scholarships. Many of the others don’t necessarily offer the best available need-based aid. Almost all state universities charge higher prices to OOS students; many of them offer OOS students relatively little need-based aid.

It looks like you prefer urban colleges in the Northeast. In that case, you may also want to consider:
Georgetown
Johns Hopkins
Barnard (women only, small)
Trinity College (Hartford, small)
Wellesley (women only, small)
Tufts
Boston College
These are a bit less selective than your top 3, but like your top 3 do offer relatively good need-based aid.