<p>I am applying to villanova and I want to know if it gives a lot of financial aid ?</p>
<p>You can check the Villanova website for average aid awards. BUT these are averages. </p>
<p>Need based financial aid- I do not believe Villanova meets full need of all accepted students. Loans are part of their financial aid packages. Need based aid is based on the income and assets of your parents and you. So “a lot” would be related to what your parental income is…your income to some degree and yours and your parents’ assets.</p>
<p>Merit aid- Very significant merit aid (the kind that covers full tuition or costs) is limited as it is at MOST schools. You would need to be at the top of the admitted student pool to be eligible for this.</p>
<p>It is not as generous as many other selective colleges, because it does not have a huge endowment and has some debt. In any case, apply to a full range of colleges and then compare the net cost. Every college has their own priorities for granting their merit aid dollars and some have different formula for need based aid.</p>
<p>A good way to compare college’s financial aid is at <a href=“http://www.collegeboard%5B/url%5D”>www.collegeboard</a>. com . Go to the page for each college and then click on the financial aid tab for data. More detailed data is then available on the “Common Data Set” which you can usually find in a google search when combined with the name of the college.</p>
<p>PROFILE OF 2009-10 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen </p>
<p>Financial Aid Applicants 1,187 (72.2%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 870 (73.3%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 869 (99.9%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met 233 (26.8%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met 87%
Average Award $30,122
Need-Based Gift Received by 810 (93.2%) of aid recipients, average amount $25,493
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 814 (93.7%) of aid recipients, average amount $6,209
Merit-Based Gift Received by 260 (29.9%) of aid recipients
Merit-Based Gift Received by 125 (7.6%) of freshmen without need, average amount $8,492</p>