Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 27, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 27, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Top 10 colleges for financial aid: The Princeton Review data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Without financial aid, the price tag at some four-year colleges and universities — after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation, and other expenses — is now nearing $100,000 a year. But even though college is getting more expensive, students and their parents rarely pay the full amount. Aside from their income and savings, most families rely on federal aid, which may include loans, work-study and grants, to help bridge the “affordability gap,” according to Sameer Gadkaree, president of The Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit organization that promotes college affordability. Still, “we have created this situation where students can’t just work their way through college without taking on debt,” he said. “It’s simply, the math doesn’t work.” More from Personal Finance:Nearly half of student loan borrowers expect debt forgivenessThe sticker price at some colleges is now nearly $100,000 a yearMore of the nation’s top colleges roll out no-loan policies Problems with the new federal student aid application form have heightened families’ concerns and early signs show that FAFSA issues could continue into the upcoming application season. Already, the U.S. Department of Education recently This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up a delayed start in December. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up among families, issues with the FAFSA “will continue to affect students and their parents,” said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor in chief. That’s where financial assistance from a college can be key. To that end, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up by how much financial aid is awarded and how satisfied students are with their packages. The 2025 edition of the company’s college guide is based on data from surveys of 168,000 students in the 2023-24 school year. The schools that ranked the highest not only deliver on assistance, but also on calming concerns about college affordability, Franek said: “These colleges are saying, ‘You do not have to mortgage your future to pay for school — we are meeting you where you are.'” Among some of the schools near the top of The Princeton Review’s list, the average scholarship grant awarded in 2023-24 to students with need was more than $70,000. Of all the financial aid opportunities the FAFSA opens up, grants are the most desirable kind of assistance because they typically do not need to be repaid. “The takeaway is that they are noting the difficulty that students are having with financial aid and the general ***** around scholarship dollars and literally directing financial aid to defuse that worry and that stress” Franek said. Top 10 colleges for financial aid Skidmore College **** | Flickr CC 1. Skidmore College Location: Saratoga Springs, New YorkSticker price: $85,230Average need-based scholarship: $53,700Total out-of-pocket cost: $31,530Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 2. Gettysburg College Location: Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaSticker price: $82,750Average need-based scholarship: $54,032Total out-of-pocket cost: $28,718Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 90% 3. Washington UniversityLocation: St. LouisSticker price: $87,644Average need-based scholarship: $65,777Total out-of-pocket cost: $21,867Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 4. Olin College of EngineeringLocation: Needham, MassachusettsSticker price: $86,993Average need-based scholarship: $56,825Total out-of-pocket cost: $30,168Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 5. Wabash CollegeLocation: Crawfordsville, IndianaSticker price: $65,200Average need-based scholarship: $39,846Total out-of-pocket cost: $25,354Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 94% 6. College of the AtlanticLocation: Bar Harbor, MaineSticker price: $58,401Average need-based scholarship: $39,055Total out-of-pocket cost: $19,346Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 96% 7. Thomas Aquinas CollegeLocation: Santa Paula, CaliforniaSticker price: $47,465Average need-based scholarship: $18,709Total out-of-pocket cost: $28,756Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 8. Reed College Location: Portland, OregonSticker price: $87,010Average need-based scholarship: $47,265Total out-of-pocket cost: $39,745Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 9. Williams CollegeLocation: Williamstown, MassachusettsSticker price: $85,820Average need-based scholarship: $70,764Total out-of-pocket cost: $15,056Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% 10. Princeton UniversityLocation: Princeton, New JerseySticker price: $82,650Average need-based scholarship: $70,246Total out-of-pocket cost: $12,404Average share of need met for first-year students with need-based aid: 100% This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Top #colleges #financial #aid #Princeton #Review This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/110770-top-10-colleges-for-financial-aid-the-princeton-review/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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