“… Prospective students and their families can use the map below to explore need-blind schools that reported meeting students’ full demonstrated financial need. Aside from Salem College in North Carolina, no school on the map has a ranking in its respective category lower than No. 41.” …
However, “meet full need” schools may have very different net prices, due to different definitions of “need” and how much they expect for a student contribution. It is also not assured that a school claiming to “meet full need” will offer a lower net price than a school that does not claim that.
Here is an older thread about this subject. The numbers at the examples schools and others are likely different now, but it does show that students who need financial aid should check the net price calculators rather than making assumptions based on whether a school claims to “meet full need”.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1675058-meet-full-need-schools-can-vary-significantly-in-their-net-prices.html
I expect that each and everyone of them requires the CSS Profile. Not a bad thing it just means that they get to determine your need and it’s harder to predict what they may determine your need to be.
University of Chicago is on that map, and does not require CSS Profile – applicants may give the CSS Profile or the school’s own supplemental form in addition to FAFSA, and non-custodial parent information is not needed.
The use or non-use of non-custodial parent information could be a huge factor in determining which of the “meet full need” schools may be affordable to students with divorced uncooperative parents.
Also FYI - Princeton has its own version of CSS Profile.
Above posts give important tips. Especially, don’t count on “need” being defined the same everywhere! And be aware of the factors that can make or break packages, such as non-custodial parent info.