Midwest vs. New England

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Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:42:11 +0000

Comparing percentages of undergraduates receiving any form of financial aid (institutional, federal, state/local, loans):

Carleton 79%
Wellesley 60%
Amherst 52%
Williams 51%
Swarthmore 51%
Bowdoin 39%

Looking past the numbers, anyone who knows Carleton will tell you it’s an extraordinary yet remarkably unassuming, down-to-earth place.