Schools Ranked by Institution Financial Aid Rate

Financial aid is a top priority for most prospective college students. The higher the percentage of students who receive financial aid directly from the school, the more desirable the college should be to attend. This data refers to the percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid for the 2010-11 academic year directly from the institution they attend. The financial aid figures are provided by the College Navigator database from the U.S. Department of Education.

College Navigator did not have financial aid figures for all of the colleges on our list. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School FT to PT
Faculty Ratio		 Institution
Fin. Aid Rate		 Acceptance Rate Retention Rate Graduation Rate Accred.
Years		 Default
Rate		 Job Place. Rate  
501 Daytona College 9.00 to 1 26% N/A N/A 69% 8 16% N/A  
501 Nevada State College 0.37 to 1 26% 66% 62% 22% 6 15% N/A  
501 Ohio University-Eastern Campus 0.33 to 1 26% N/A 57% 27% 55 9% N/A  
501 Scottsdale Community College 0.37 to 1 26% N/A 58% 17% 37 20% N/A  
501 University of Wisconsin-Superior 2.57 to 1 26% 89% 68% 44% 96 9% N/A  
501 University of Wyoming 10.95 to 1 26% 95% 74% 53% 97 5% N/A  
501 Westfield State University 0.87 to 1 26% 61% 80% 58% 55 5% N/A  
508 Alexandria Technical & Community College 0.86 to 1 25% N/A 69% 56% 32 10% 90%  
508 Boise State University 1.23 to 1 25% 85% 69% 31% 71 8% 95%  
508 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 3.48 to 1 25% 48% 79% 40% 77 18% N/A  
508 Jones College-Jacksonville 0.12 to 1 25% N/A 75% 33% 55 11% N/A  
508 Kaskaskia College 0.49 to 1 25% N/A 61% 42% 43 0% N/A  
508 Kennebec Valley Community College 0.34 to 1 25% N/A 67% 40% 33 18% N/A  
508 Northeast Community College 0.61 to 1 25% N/A 63% 46% 33 17% N/A  
508 Oklahoma City Community College 0.24 to 1 25% N/A 49% 10% 35 24% N/A  
508 St Petersburg College 0.22 to 1 25% N/A N/A 28% 81 21% N/A  
508 Tarleton State University 1.08 to 1 25% 63% 67% 39% 86 11% N/A  
518 Bismarck State College 0.52 to 1 24% N/A N/A 40% 46 6% N/A  
518 Central Community College 1.06 to 1 24% N/A N/A 33% 32 16% N/A  
518 Minnesota State University-Mankato 1.49 to 1 24% 89% 77% 50% 96 5% N/A  
518 Minnesota State University-Moorhead 1.59 to 1 24% 63% 68% 45% 64 5% N/A  
518 Old Dominion University 1.53 to 1 24% 75% 80% 50% 51 5% N/A  
518 Texas A & M International University 32.00 to 1 24% 48% 68% 42% 42 12% N/A  
518 The University of West Florida 1.25 to 1 24% 66% 73% 48% 43 7% N/A  
518 United Tribes Technical College 21.33 to 1 24% N/A N/A N/A 30 0% N/A  
526 New Mexico State University-Carlsbad 1.11 to 1 23% N/A 49% 4% 62 15% N/A  
526 Prairie View A & M University 4.85 to 1 23% 40% 64% 34% 78 19% N/A  
526 Vance-Granville Community College 0.57 to 1 23% N/A 66% 23% 35 0% N/A  
529 Eastern Illinois University 4.22 to 1 22% 68% 79% 59% 97 5% N/A  
529 Pensacola State College 0.47 to 1 22% N/A N/A 30% 56 17% N/A  
531 Allegany College of Maryland 0.37 to 1 21% N/A 55% 21% 47 17% N/A  
531 California College-San Diego 0.15 to 1 21% N/A 56% 53% 32 28% N/A  
531 Centralia College 0.59 to 1 21% N/A 53% 34% 64 0% N/A  
531 Cochise College 0.29 to 1 21% N/A 53% 15% 43 24% N/A  
531 Columbia College 0.08 to 1 21% N/A 57% 40% 94 12% 85%  
531 DeVry University-Illinois 0.04 to 1 21% 78% 53% 33% 30 24% N/A  
531 Lake Land College 0.30 to 1 21% N/A 57% 25% 39 20% N/A  
531 Middle Tennessee State University 2.37 to 1 21% 70% 70% 45% 84 12% N/A  
531 Oakton Community College 0.28 to 1 21% N/A 72% 13% 36 16% N/A  
531 Southern Arkansas University Tech 1.17 to 1 21% N/A 60% 39% 32 21% N/A  
531 Texas Southern University 2.68 to 1 21% 39% 61% 12% 64 24% N/A  
531 Traviss Career Center 4.00 to 1 21% N/A 30% 66% 34 N/A N/A  
531 University of Northwestern Ohio 1.75 to 1 21% N/A 59% 60% 25 17% N/A  
544 Columbia Southern University 0.15 to 1 20% N/A 86% 39% 11 9% N/A  
544 Del Mar College 0.54 to 1 20% N/A N/A 9% 66 14% N/A  
544 Globe University-Minneapolis 0.30 to 1 20% N/A 38% N/A 4 13% N/A  
544 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus 0.49 to 1 20% N/A 56% 39% 66 9% N/A  
544 Our Lady of Holy Cross College 0.64 to 1 20% 63% 67% N/A 40 6% N/A  
544 University of Georgia 4.84 to 1 20% 59% 94% 84% 103 3% N/A  
544 Westwood College-Los Angeles 0.06 to 1 20% 47% 29% 16% 21 23% N/A  
551 Amarillo College 0.90 to 1 19% N/A 56% 14% 79 20% N/A  
551 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences 3.63 to 1 19% 68% 69% 71% 17 3% N/A  
551 Chamberlain College of Nursing - Missouri 0.24 to 1 19% 89% 69% 75% N/A N/A 65%  
551 Chancellor University 0.23 to 1 19% 100% 45% 4% 34 11% N/A  
551 Full Sail University 169.80 to 1 19% N/A 67% 80% 26 12% N/A  
551 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania 2.93 to 1 19% 77% 72% 53% 70 8% N/A  
551 Sheridan College 0.90 to 1 19% N/A 53% 31% 44 13% N/A  
558 College of the Mainland 0.74 to 1 18% N/A 50% 7% 43 0% N/A  
558 Shoreline Community College 0.45 to 1 18% N/A 64% 37% 46 11% N/A  
558 Southern University and A & M College 4.06 to 1 18% 43% 70% 25% 74 12% N/A  
561 Arkansas Northeastern College 1.27 to 1 17% N/A N/A 24% 32 24% N/A  
561 Austin Peay State University 1.25 to 1 17% 88% 69% 34% 65 17% N/A  
561 Bossier Parish Community College 0.49 to 1 17% N/A 49% 14% 29 25% N/A  
561 George Mason University 1.23 to 1 17% 53% 87% 64% 40 3% N/A  
561 Rappahannock Community College 0.14 to 1 17% N/A 60% 24% 39 0% N/A  
561 Three Rivers Community College 0.36 to 1 17% N/A 53% 19% 38 22% N/A  
561 Walters State Community College 0.27 to 1 17% 100% 55% 19% 40 20% N/A  
568 Austin Community College District 0.46 to 1 16% N/A N/A 4% 34 17% N/A  
568 Florida Gulf Coast University 1.70 to 1 16% 68% 75% 45% 13 7% N/A  
568 Kirtland Community College 0.31 to 1 16% N/A 51% 18% 36 21% 0%  
568 Sam Houston State University 3.54 to 1 16% 87% 73% 50% 87 11% N/A  
568 Surry Community College 0.41 to 1 16% N/A 78% 22% 43 6% N/A  
568 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 4.24 to 1 16% 78% 85% 68% 84 2% N/A  
568 West Hills College Coalinga 1.02 to 1 16% N/A 62% 30% 60 28% N/A  
575 Beckfield College-Florence 0.16 to 1 15% N/A 100% 48% 19 23% N/A  
575 Community College of Aurora 0.12 to 1 15% N/A 56% 24% 24 22% N/A  
575 Eastern Iowa Community College District 0.26 to 1 15% N/A N/A 26% 29 15% N/A  
575 Florida State College at Jacksonville 0.51 to 1 15% N/A N/A 32% 43 18% N/A  
575 Metropolitan Community College Area 0.29 to 1 15% N/A 43% 13% 33 18% N/A  
575 Miami University-Middletown 0.58 to 1 15% N/A 49% 23% 46 8% N/A  
575 Texas State University-San Marcos 2.47 to 1 15% 77% 79% 56% 87 6% N/A  
575 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 4.68 to 1 15% 75% 62% 34% 61 6% N/A  
575 Western Iowa Tech Community College 0.26 to 1 15% N/A 57% 22% 35 19% N/A  
584 Arizona Western College 0.35 to 1 14% N/A 63% 16% 44 28% N/A  
584 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 4.54 to 1 14% 75% 73% 51% 63 8% N/A  
584 Great Basin College 0.43 to 1 14% N/A 58% 23% 38 10% N/A  
584 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 6.11 to 1 14% 60% 74% 52% 71 7% N/A  
584 Kirkwood Community College 0.42 to 1 14% N/A 49% 22% 42 15% N/A  
584 New River Community College 0.31 to 1 14% N/A 60% 21% 40 20% N/A  
584 Spencerian College 0.86 to 1 14% N/A 41% 50% 58 27% N/A  
591 Briarcliffe College 0.15 to 1 13% N/A 69% 42% 16 22% N/A  
591 College America-Denver 0.35 to 1 13% N/A 42% 29% 28 39% N/A  
591 East Tennessee State University 2.43 to 1 13% 85% 70% 44% 85 14% N/A  
591 Jackson Community College 0.27 to 1 13% N/A 56% 11% 79 18% N/A  
591 Jamestown Community College 0.29 to 1 13% N/A 62% 32% 56 15% N/A  
591 Lamar University 3.23 to 1 13% 46% 65% 31% 57 15% N/A  
591 Middlesex Community College 0.28 to 1 13% N/A 56% 13% 39 13% N/A  
591 National American University-Rapid City 0.02 to 1 13% N/A 29% 28% 27 23% N/A  
591 Northeastern State University 2.06 to 1 13% 54% 63% 26% 90 18% N/A  
591 Southside Virginia Community College 0.30 to 1 13% N/A 64% 26% 40 0% N/A  

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more