<p>I heard Swarthmore does not give out a lot of money for financial aid.. does anyone know how Swat distributes money?</p>
<p>Actually, Swarthmore has one of the largest (3rd?) endowments per student in the country, and the school seems to be very generous with the aid.</p>
<p>Of course, submitting the financial aid information as early as possible is still a good plan.</p>
<p>Hm, I'll have to agree with WillyWonka. Swarthmore is pretty generous with aid because they are so heavily endowed for such a small school.</p>
<p>It depends on whether you qualify for need-based aid. If you do, Swarthmore is extremely generous with financial aid. If you do not, there is no merit aid other than a couple scholarships for residents of the Delmarva peninsula.</p>
<p>"It depends on whether you qualify for need-based aid. If you do, Swarthmore is extremely generous with financial aid. If you do not, there is no merit aid other than a couple scholarships for residents of the Delmarva peninsula."</p>
<p>Oh, that's right, I always forget to think about it in that way. I know of at least three people (including myself) who applied from Delmarva, and I have to wonder how many are out there.</p>
<p>Swarthmore is very, very generous with financial aid, and they are very meticulous in their accounting for whether or not one qualifies for aid. They are especially helpful if one's financial status changes, or if something not on the forms needs to be looked at. Fair, very fair-minded.</p>
<p>this is from an intl student ambassador about finaid for intls
[quote]
Applying for aid as an international basically means that your app will be put into a more competitive pool, so yes, it certainly does make things a bit harder. That being said, if you do get through (and each year a good number do) they should give you enough aid. I know of few internationals on aid who are unhappy with their aid package.
[/quote]
so if they're good with intl finaid i'm sure they're even better with aid for US citizens</p>