<p>Hello, my parent's combined income is around 51,000, and so financial aid is definitely important. Does anyone know if Cornell or Northwestern offers better financial aid? My parents also owns a home so how would that factor into the equation?</p>
<p>You should get a grant that covers the full cost of attendance from Cornell (with some loans though). Cant do much better than that.</p>
<p>I dont know northwesterns financial aid policies.</p>
<p>Try the financial calculator on cornells website it is Pretty accurate.</p>