<p>But does the FAFSA take into account the size of the household? If you have more dependents to support, your EFC should logically go down. </p>
<p>Plus, according to Duke’s net price calculator website, even those with total income above 160K got an average of just shy of 20K in their FA package. Given that the OP’s family’s breadwinner was unemployed for 2 years I think it’s safe to assume they probably don’t have a ton of savings. I find it hard to believe that under the circumstances (twin in college, household of 5), the OP didn’t get something.</p>