<p>How generous is the financial aid (need and merit) given out by the Financial Aid office of Syracuse University?</p>
<p>So far, SU has been <em>very</em> generous.
I would not be here without all the help I've received from SU.
Both scholarship and need, I received the most of both from SU than the other 9 schools that I applied to.</p>
<p>I cannot help but agree with IlluSU. Theres a great number of people that I've spoken who said they chose Syracuse because of their generous aid package. It seems almost as if Syracuse has a larger endowment than the Ivy leagues.</p>
<p>My daughter got no merit and no aid. Boo! She was offered merit for several other schools but Syracuse gave her nothing.</p>
<p>This post is obviously very complimenting to SU's fin aid and scholarships but I have heard a few other places that it is hard to get a good chunk of change from here. College cost is very important to me. Anyone else have input on this? I know I am qualified for admission (I realize that sounds cocky) but I'm not sure how qualified I am for scholarships. I know I qualify for fin aid...</p>
<p>stephrad: from what I can assess from this past year, unless you are eligible for the Coronat Scholarship (arts and science or dual enrollment w/ A&S primary only; full tuition, room and board), the maximum merit scholarship seems to be $18,000/year, and I think that is only a A&S maximum scholarship #. If anyone in Whitman, Newhouse, Architecture, etc. received more than $12,000 they can chime in.</p>