<p>It’s a bit tough to comment on degrees of “need-blindness” between different colleges though… By the latest numbers I’ve seen, 63% of JHU students receive financial aid, compared to 64% of WashU students, and 47% of Duke students. (Average amount of aid was pretty similar, with Duke giving the most). Probably wouldn’t really affect OP, i don’t think WashU’s need-awareness is that significant (it basically amounts to a “will you request FA?” checkbox on your appilcation…) Actually though WashU’s acceptance rate is ~6% lower than Duke’s, but acceptance rates don’t mean all that much. (EDIT: actually i might be wrong on the numerical acceptance rates… i’m seeing conflicting numbers…)</p>