<p>And of course, the education at all of these great schools costs more than even full tuition, so all students are subsidized and can be grateful to alumni and other supporters of the schools over the years. </p>
<p>I think the numbers are interesting (Thanks, Winterset and PAParent), and an important message for prospective parents is that schools give a lot of aid, whether officially need blind or not, and they are all trying their best under challenging conditions to get diverse, excellent groups of students. I suspect that, like Andover, schools are protecting their FA budgets and taking the cuts elsewhere.</p>