How much do these colleges give?

Paying for College
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<p>Who of these colleges is the most giving?</p>

<p>Rutgers
PennS
Virginia Tech
Delaware
Drexel</p>

<p>I really dont think i will receive financial aid…but as for academic aid for an above average student…thanks.</p>

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<p>Overall, Drexel has been the most generous, but as a private school, the most expensive. If you are a state resident of any of the other schools, the bottom line cost could be lower at your state school. Tech has a good sticker price for even oosers. Individual situations do not necessarily follow the averages, do keep in mind.</p>

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<p>Rutgers offered my OOS son 8K towards a 28K bill (our EFC was about 12K) he’s not going there though</p>

<p>I would think Penn State would be the worst, esp for OOS</p>

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<p>Yea i am an in-stater for Rutgers…so at 11k i feel its a very good deal.</p>

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<p>I would definitely say Rutgers would be more economically doable for an NJ resident than Penn State as an OOS student. I realize it’s still about 20K, but still a relative bargain.</p>

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<p>It’s hard to beat an in state school these days unless you take out loans. Son got some nice scholarships but when it came right down to the numbers, his best deal financially were the in state schools. Unless you get a true full tuition award or close to it, or an out of state pass (get in state rates for an out of state public), it’s a tough go. The reason being the costs have gone up so high these days that even a $30K award can leave a significant amount to cough up.
Out of state differentials have gone sky high in many states making those schools comparable to private schools for those out of state. Friend is paying close to $40K for U of Indiana for kid. Considering that our state school is less than half that at full freight, and there are private schools for just a little more than that, makes the school pricey, in my book. As a result, we ended up not going for a few OOS schools that were considerations with my first son, when the differentials were not so acute. In fact, if you can get a nice scholarship from a private, which is usually easier than from a state school as an OOSer, the costs are comparable. But with costs going in excess of $55K at some private schools, even generous scholarships and grants are not going to bring the cost down that low. </p>

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