<p>I searched on the Internet and found this:</p>
<p>Thoughts</a> on Education Policy: Top 50 Endowments Per Pupil</p>
<p>There are many other sources. Is a high endowment/student indicative of a school that will offer either more aid (i.e. they have a more lenient CSS EFC) or a better package (i.e. grants instead of loans)?</p>
<p>I was surprised by some schools on the list and some that were not.</p>
<p>To answer your questions it really depends on the school. Some offer the best FA (higher income allowed) and/or a better package. It depends on how the college manages their funds and what their goals are for the student body.</p>
<p>Xwords - Our family received significant different aid packages from equally selective and endowed schools.</p>
<p>^Agreed. Last year D2 was accepted to 2 in the top 5, the difference in COA between them was about 22k. </p>
<p>I think one major factor that has to be considered is the number of students. Even with similar endowment per student numbers, there are economies of size that 5k UG + Grad student colleges realize that 1.5k LACs do not.</p>