<p>Most privates are 50k and over these days. To elaborate my point, let me give you a personal example from my experience. </p>
<p>As a fr applicant, the year before the new FA policies for mid to upper income families by HYPS, D1 received zero FA from WUSTL, Brown, Amherst and Rice, all schools that are very generous and meet 100% of need. At the same time she received about 15k/yr in grant and WS FA from HYP. As a soph transfer, after the new FA policies, she again got zero FA from Amherst, Brown and Dartmouth, but about 25k/yr from Y. So, my point is that even within the very generous schools, FA can vary greatly.</p>
<p>At 75k, you are likely to get some FA at generous schools, but IMO, 100k is reaching the limit for non-HYPS schools. In the years I described, our income was slightly under 100k but with substantial assets. Again, I can’t emphasize enough that you absolutely need to run the calculators, particularly for individual schools if they’re available, as the most anyone here can do is give you generalizations. And beyond EFC, you need to know how much your parents are willing and able to pay for college.</p>