What is the annual Salary needed to qualify for financial aid and is it different per school?

Agreeing with the above posters. Need based aid awards are crafted by each college. Income isn’t the only factor. Assets matter. Number of people in the family matters. Right now, number of siblings in undergrad at the same time matters.

Some schools use the FAFSA only. Some use the CSS Profile which delves more deeply into your finances. Some colleges have their own financial aid application form.

And….some colleges meet full financial need….while others simply do not. And that can be for the same student! IOW, you might get need based aid from one school but not another. Or the amounts will vary.

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