Ivy rankings for Fin Aid

arcfromconn
Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:58:17 +0000

Thanks camathmom. When we asked Columbia & Penn about Fin Aid, we were told that applying ED vs RD has no effect on amount of aid one receives. Aid received would exactly be same. I am assuming this is true. When I am unable to decide between these schools, I am using Fin Aid as criteria to decide which one to pick for ED.

Your reply kind of confirmed our conclusion that Penn/Columbia will give better Fin Aid than Cornel/Dartmouth & Brown. Off all Ivies, Brown would offer the least, HYP would offer the most.

Our conclusion is below.
HYP (First)
Penn/Columbia (second)
Cornel/Dartmoth/Duke (third)
Brown (last)

The above rankings are purely based on amount of aid they offer for a typical upper middle class household. Any parents out there, please share your experiences if your sons/daughters have been accepted to multiple of these select colleges.
Please include UVA/NWU & CMU to this list if you were accepted there.
camathmom,
Do you mind disclosing who gave better aid between UPenn & Columbia?
Thanks