Colleges that meet 100% of need (or are very generous):

College Search & Selection
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<p>Does anybody have a list? I can name the ones I know, but I'm sure there are more. This is an important topic for a lot of people.</p>

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<p>bizzzzzump</p>

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<p>Princeton,Rice,Stanford,Cornell most of private universities are very rich and very generous.....</p>

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<p>Just about all of the top colleges (Ivy league, Macalester, Reed, Oberlin, Carleton, etc) will meet need if you get in. If you're not needy though...</p>

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<p>Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT...I don't know if Macalester and Reed and those smaller schools have need blind admissions/great fin aid</p>

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<p>northwestern</p>

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<p>Reed is not (yet) need blind, but meets full need (by Reed's definition) of all admitted students, and is guaranteed for four years (reviewed every year). The endowment needs some work to get to need-blind capability. Application deadline rules apply.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that "meeting 100% of need" is seldom the same as "no loans or work study." Ideally, what you want is a package that is heavy on grants (and merit money) and short on loans and work study. Unfortunately, <em>most</em> schools won't give you any idea upfront about what to expect in your individual case beyond whether they'll meet your EFC in SOME way. Do your research on each school, see what the typical debt load of students are, and keep an eye out for the few schools (Amherst is one for example) that have online "estimators" to give you an idea of what you'll likely receive.</p>

<p>Most important, keep in mind where you are likely to stand in the admissions pool. Colleges consider the last in particular when deciding who gets loans, loans, loans and who gets grants and merit money. Simply put, they'll pay more/give better structured packages to more desirable students. And, also keep in mind that just because one person you know (or hear about) got a "generous" package, it doesn't mean you will, especially if you are not bringing something to the table that the school wants or needs. Again, your package may look very different based upon what you're bringing to the table, even if you have the exact same EFC as that person. This is called preferential packaging or financial aid leveraging and All schools, whether they're need blind, need aware, guarantee to meet 100% of need, are ivies, or publics use it to some extent to make sure they get the class they want.</p>

<p>If you'd like to learn more, I have other resources on this that I can direct you to. PM me.</p>

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<p>Just because a college meets 100% of a student's need doesn't always mean that they will get a great financial aid package, especially if it includes a large loan. What students want are scholarship and grant money, because those funds don't have to be paid back.</p>

<p>The question you should be asking is what colleges meet 100% of a student's need with primarily scholarships and grants, and minimal loans?</p>