Can anyone give me a list of large colleges that offer a lot of financial aid?

Question

All of the schools I've found so far that offer a lot of financial aid are small (which is expected, I know), but I'd really like to go to a big college (more than 3,000 undergraduates) that offers at least 75% financial aid. Can anyone provide a list or know where I can find a list of big schools (not Ivy League) that offer good finaid?

Answer 1

your best bet is to go to a school in your state which is cheaper, you won't have to pay outer state tuition, which is always like another 10 thousand, plus you get extra financial aid being in state like TAP,  financial aid is based on need and the state funds, the school can also give you financial aid if needed. you should try look for programs that help out with that. Example NY they have EOP or HEOP with is a program that you have to apply for extra financial aid its EOP for public school and HEOP  for private. they combine your tap, school grants and give you and extra 5,000 plus book money every semester.

I don't know if they have that in other state but just check the application, their should be a box that ask if you wanna apply for that program

this way you don' t have to worry about going to a big school,

NYU also has this program  HEOP the check box is on the application!  BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AN INSTATE RESIDENCE

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Answer 2

You might reconsider your method of searching for schools.  Just because a school offers you a large amount of fin aid, doesn't mean it's going to cover everything.  The federal Pell grants and the max amount of loans you can take out are the same no matter the cost of the school.  So if you attend an in state community college and get a full Pell grant, you could prob go for free AND have money left over for gas and living expenses.  

Think, "Which school can I go to with taking out the least amount of loans?"  It's not aways the same as which school gives the most amount of fin aid.

Good luck.

Answer 3

As far as I know the financial aid is separate from the school. You might find the same ratio everywhere. What you could do is go to a school that actually offers you a reasonable deal price-wise for your credit hours. After all, that will make your loan go further. Sorry I have no specifics... That's good that you're shopping around! Good luck on finding the right school.

Answer 4

*York college

*Queensboro Community college

*Queens college

*New York University (NYU)

*Baruck College ( this one is a business school)

Answer 5

Come to New Zealand to study. If you go to the University of Otago there are NO fees for doing your degree. The other University's in New Zealand are very competitive and our Degree programmes are up there with the best in the world.

Surely the cost of the airfare would be less than the fees you would be paying in the US?!

Answer 6

The colleges/universities have a set amount of financial that they are able to give each individual student and that amount is set according to need, number of hours the student is taken and the federal government.  If your federal pell grant is not enough to pay for the entire cost of classes (and it won't) you can take out a small student loan to help with the rest of the amount.  Another thing that you must consider is that the larger the university, the more expensive it is going to be.