Top 10 Colleges with the Best Financial Aid Packages

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College of the Atlantic More than 80% of COA students receive some form of financial aid through merit-based and need-based scholarships and up to $1,800 in additional support for experiential, travel-related learning.

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Skidmore College This private liberal arts college is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need without loans so graduates have zero debt. Now, 89% of students receive aid to help pay for their years at Grinnell.

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Thomas Aquinas College This very small Catholic school outside of Los Angeles aims to fund 100% of demonstrated need for all students with help from contributions from individuals and charitable foundations.

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Rice University This private research university in Texas’ largest city was originally founded as a tuition-free institution, and it remains committed to affordability. Students with family incomes below $75,000 now receive grant aid covering not only full tuition but also fees and room and board.

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Bowdoin College This small liberal arts school on the coast of Maine stopped using loans in their financial aid packages over a decade ago, replacing them with grants instead. Now, nearly half of the student body receives grant assistance from the college.

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California Institute of Technology Most of financial aid awarded to Caltech undergraduates comes from grants, which are need-based, so they don’t have to be earned or repaid.

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Washington University in St. Loui At first glance, Wash U. is one of the pricier schools on The Princeton Review list. However, this Missouri school is similarly committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need.

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Williams College This fall, Williams is eliminating loans, as well as campus and summer jobs from its financial aid packages. The school also guarantees free textbooks, health insurance and even optional funding to study abroad.

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Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt’s commitment to avoiding loans means that the university has pledged to meet 100% of demonstrated need with grant assistance and reasonable work study requirements.

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Grinnell College This private liberal arts college is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need without loans so graduates have zero debt. Now, 89% of students receive aid to help pay for their years at Grinnell.

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