Good Liberal Arts Colleges?

SLUMOM
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:45:06 +0000

PROFILE OF 2009-10 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Financial Aid Applicants 1,144 (74.6%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 849 (74.2%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 849 (100.0%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met 255 (30.0%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met 93%
Average Award $33,429
Need-Based Gift Received by 473 (55.7%) of aid recipients, average amount $17,325
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 707 (83.3%) of aid recipients, average amount $7,248
Merit-Based Gift Received by 379 (44.6%) of aid recipients
Merit-Based Gift Received by 276 (18.0%) of freshmen without need, average amount $20,235

Average award is $33,429 (includes grant, loans & work study job)

Price Tag is over 50k, so AU is probably not going to meet your need, if you are a high need applicant.

30% of financial aid applicants had their need fully met, so preferential packaging is obviously in play here. (The applicants they truly want to enroll will get great FA)

Mount Holyoke may meet a high percentage of your need and has great reputation for your major.

Best of luck in your college search! :)