How accurate was the BU NPC for you?

romns116
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:56:30 +0000

The BU NPC calculation formulas have been updated sometime within the last two weeks. For us, the change is drastic, resulting in a net price that is $62k (yes) more per year than the previous results, while using the exact same inputs. I called the BU FA office this morning, they confirmed the NPC was updated.

Input stats:
4.0, 1350, 3+ EC’s, 3 other siblings (none pre-college, 6 total household), 29k income, 0$ assets (50k home equity), no other income or property

I expected the NPC results to change with formula updates, but not this much. The line item that appeared previously for need based aid (“BU need-based Scholarship”) doesn’t even appear on the new NPC results. All in all, it may be a non-issue because the current results are closer to what I read about here on CC.