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Last update December 2011
The following table summarizes the financial aid policies at the
8 Ivy League member schools:
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School |
Est.
Annual Cost* |
Est. Average
Aid Package* |
% of
Students Receiving Aid* |
Need-Blind Admissions** |
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Brown |
$56,260 |
$36,815 |
About 45% |
Y |
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Columbia |
$56,310 |
$33,175 |
50% |
Y |
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Cornell |
$57,347 |
$33,653 |
49% |
Y |
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- Cornell is committed to meeting 100% of
admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- A limited amount of financial aid is
available for international students.
- Approximately 84% of freshmen who requested
need-based aid in 2011-2012 received some level
of assistance.
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Dartmouth*** |
$59,422 |
$39,373 |
52% |
Y |
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- Dartmouth is committed to meeting 100% of
admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- State grants from New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont can be used at
Dartmouth.
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Harvard |
$56,002 |
$39,373 |
61% |
Y |
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- Harvard is committed to meeting 100% of
admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- Financial aid is available for international
students.
- All applicants are automatically considered
for the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, which
expands aid to middle- and lower-income
families. Families with annual income below $60,000
are not expected to contribute to
educational costs. Families with income between
$60,000 and $150,000 are expected to pay zero to
ten percent. Families with annual income over
$150,000 are expected to pay proportionally
more.
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Princeton |
$49,069 |
$36,411 |
59% |
Y |
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- Need-blind admissions apply to international
students.
- Princeton adopted a 'no loan' policy in 2001
that commits the University to meeting admitted
students' demonstrated financial aid entirely
through scholarships, grants, and work-study
awards.
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Univ. of Pennsylvania |
$57,360 |
$35,580 |
46% |
Y |
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- The University of Pennsylvania is committed
to meeting 100% of admitted students'
demonstrated financial need.
- Approximately 82% of freshmen who requested
need-based financial aid in 2010-2011 received
some level of assistance.
- Need-blind admissions apply to citizens and
permanent residents of the U.S., Mexico, and
Canada. A limited amount of need-based aid is
available for other international students.
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Yale |
$56,570 |
$39,270 |
54% |
Y |
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- Yale is committed to meeting 100% of
admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- Need-blind admissions apply to international
students.
- Approximately 57% of all undergraduates
received need-based financial aid in 2010-2011.
- Families with annual income of $65,000 or
less are not expected to contribute to
educational costs.
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* Unless otherwise specified,
estimated costs are for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Costs typically include tuition, room and board, health
and other school fees, and personal expenses. Financial
aid includes scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study
awards.
** A need-blind admissions policy means
that admissions decisions are based solely on an
applicant's academic and personal merit, without regard
for their ability to pay tuition and other educational
costs. Unless otherwise noted, need-blind admissions
policies typically apply only to U.S. citizens and
permanent residents.
*** Estimated costs are for 2011-2012.
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