Match me for fall 26; <$45k; business/social justice?

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Did we lose @tsbna44?

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If this student can get their SAT up to 1380 and maintain their current GPA, they would be auto admit to Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Not sure they could get to a $30,000 price point, but this is a great school of business.

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Forgot about Stonehill. That was a hot school last for grads in our (MA) town and they recently became D1.

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Those particular schools have scholarships for stats that are posted on their web sites.

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Here is the link to University of Alabama scholarships for OOS students.

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There are state schools in the Northeast where you can save money.

SUNY Albany and the Unuversity of Maine both have tuition match programs which charge out-of-state students from designated states the same cost as their instate tuition.

New York State has worked very hard to keep the tuition at their state universities at a manageable cost. So total cost of tuition, fees, room & board at Stony Brook is only $45,000 and at Binghamton is only $49,900 for next year. Both have very strong reputations in Business and are bargains at that price IMHO.

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other sibling at Kelley - 1510 SAT and 4.0 unweighted GPA, HS varsity sport, club leadership, life scout - no aid

Any west coast schools should consider?

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A couple of other ideas since you are looking at Catholic schoolsā€¦Loyola Chicago, Marquette and SLU all give very generous scholarships. They are expensive private schools so Iā€™m not sure they will get down to your budget but they do give big scholarships. Based on our recent experience and that of friends with similar stats I would expect you might get merit to bring the cost down to about $40-45K per year. Good luck!

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Off the beaten path from where you started, but as long as you are expanding the search West, St. Olaf is a perennial CC favorite. Great merit. Small D3 school, but very close community. Great for social justice. Do a search on CC to hear what people say about it.

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The west coast is an expensive place to live. I donā€™t know of any colleges in that area that give guaranteed merit aid. Or could be guaranteed to get your net price down to $30,000 a year.

Not west coastā€¦ but southwestā€¦look at University of New Mexico. I believe your student would be able to get to your price point there.

@WayOutWestMom is excellent at explaining the scholarships available to OOS studentsā€¦guaranteed.

Here is info about their bachelors in business

https://bba.mgt.unm.edu/programs.asp

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If the HS class of 2026 student raises their SAT to 1370 from 1330 (or gets ACT 30ā€¦have they tried the ACT?), they would be direct admit at Kelley. That could be well worth the test prep time/money.

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I believe what OP is saying is that while they might get direct entry, they probably will not get merit which is needed to get it into their price range.

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@collegedad73 Have you run NPCs for any of the schools Mwfan suggested to see if you have a chance of meeting your budget with need-based aid? Apologies if Iā€™ve missed that update. Since you are asking for input on the overall list, we need that information to know how important merit will or wonā€™t be. (Note: We donā€™t need any financial details. Only if you consider a school affordable.)

I have no doubt the CC hive can help you identify a balanced list that will meet your studentā€™s academic and financial goals. :slight_smile:

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I get it, although OP did say they could go up to $60K ā€˜if itā€™s a great school.ā€™ IU Kelley is a great school, with direct costs just under $60Kā€¦and with 40 more SAT points, IU Kelley becomes a safety. I realize 40 more pts on the SAT isnā€™t a gimme, but Kelley would be the best business school that OPā€™s kid is likely to get into if a 1370 happens. (Again, I defer to the studentā€™s HS counselor for categorization of schools, especially Isenberg.)

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You donā€™t need aid at Maine and Albany to match the cost of UMass. In fact, Maine at least is probably a little cheaper because room & board there costs less.

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Have you considered Bryant in Rhode Island? Itā€™s a good business school, they offer merit scholarships, and your daughter might qualify for one of them. In fact, she might get special consideration as a female applicant because there is a shortage of women on that campus. This is one where youā€™d have a good chance of getting the cost down to budget or close to it.

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Until we hear whether Net Price Calculators are coming back with an affordable price, I am going to exclude schools that have a sticker price in excess of $60k and that I think are unlikely to provide your daughter sufficient merit aid to bring the price much below their sticker price. As a result, the schools Iā€™m suggesting are generally going to be likely or extremely likely admits.

West Chester has a sticker price of $35k, and I suspect your D would receive some merit. SUNY Geneseo & Plattsburgh both participate in the tuition match program, meaning that tuition would cost no more than at UMass (source). I suspect that UNH would make itself competitive on the price front as well.

Most of the private schools are Catholic, though not exclusively. And I suspect that your D would receive substantial merit aid at most of them. They may not all hit a $30k price, but I suspect that the price could be gotten into the $30s for a number of them.

If you let us know what repels or resonates about these (or previous) suggestions made, that can help in fine tuning our suggestions:

Extremely Likely (80-99+%)

  • Bryant (RI): About 3200 undergrads

  • Butler (IN): About 4500 undergrads

  • John Carroll (OH): About 2300 undergrads

  • Loyola Chicago (IL): About 12k undergrads

  • Loyola Maryland: About 4k undergrads

  • Marquette (WI): About 7700 undergrads

  • Saint Anselm (NJ): About 2100 undergrads

  • Saint Josephā€™s (PA ): About 4800 undergrads

  • Seton Hall (NJ): About 6100 undergrads

  • Siena (NY): About 3500 undergrads

  • Stonehill (MA): About 2500 undergrads

  • SUNY Plattsburgh: About 3900 undergrads

  • SUNY Oswego: About 5700 undergrads

  • U. of New Hampshire: About 11k undergrads

  • West Chester (PA ): About 14k undergrads

  • Xavier (OH): About 4700 undergrads

Likely (60-79%)

  • Providence (RI): About 4200 undergrads

  • SUNY Geneseo: About 3900 undergrads

  • U. of Dayton (OH): About 8200 undergrads

Toss-Up (40-59%)

Lower Probability (20-39%)

  • Binghamton (NY): about 14k undergrads

Low Probability (less than 20%)

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Thanks!!

Npc came back amazing!!! Every school now ok range that offers some combo grants scholarships which is most. Will check our others in list!!!

Love the suggestions!

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Family member alum st joe! New safety. Also added Hobart . Will research the others . Providence will also add

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The net price calculators are currently set up for students starting in fall 2025ā€¦and that is NOT your student. These will be updated for students starting in 2026 during the late summer. So view what you got as an estimate only.

And make sure you use 2024 tax year info because that is what will be used for students for the 2026-2027 academic year.

For which schools? A number of the colleges on your first list are generous ones that meet full need for all. BUT many of the suggestions are schools that are not as generous. Soā€¦which ones came in amazing?

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