Schools Ranked by Institution Financial Aid Rate Page 6

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 2013 academic year directly from the institution they attend. The financial aid figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education.

IPEDS 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 Student to
Faculty Ratio
Graduation
Rate
Retention
Rate
Acceptance
Rate
Enrollment
Rate
Institutional
Aid Rate
Default
Rate
501

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

12 to 1 90% 97% 26% 12% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
502

Michigan State University

17 to 1 77% 92% 66% 23% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
503

Montclair State University

17 to 1 66% 83% 70% 26% 51% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
504

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

15 to 1 80% 93% 58% 19% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
505

SUNY at Binghamton

20 to 1 81% 91% 42% 9% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
506

University of North Dakota

21 to 1 54% 81% 82% 39% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
507

Lehigh University

10 to 1 88% 95% 30% 10% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
508

University of Utah

16 to 1 64% 89% 81% 28% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
509

Purdue University-Main Campus

12 to 1 75% 92% 59% 15% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
510

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

18 to 1 67% 87% 81% 26% 50% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
511

Illinois State University

18 to 1 73% 82% 88% 30% 50% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
512

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

17 to 1 77% 93% 45% 13% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
513

East Carolina University

18 to 1 62% 80% 69% 25% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
514

Wake Forest University

10 to 1 88% 93% 29% 10% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
515

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

13 to 1 72% 85% 82% 54% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
516

Villanova University

12 to 1 90% 96% 48% 10% 50% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
517

Nazarene Bible College

9 to 1 40% 100% N/A N/A 49% 13% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
518

Boston University

12 to 1 85% 93% 33% 7% 49% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
519

Washington University in St Louis

8 to 1 93% 96% 17% 6% 49% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
520

Babson College

14 to 1 89% 96% 26% 7% 48% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
521

Minnesota State University-Mankato

23 to 1 49% 74% 67% 24% 48% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
522

Skidmore College

8 to 1 86% 94% 36% 8% 48% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
523

Longwood University

16 to 1 66% 80% 79% 22% 48% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
524

Western Washington University

18 to 1 71% 82% 82% 28% 48% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
525

Towson University

17 to 1 70% 86% 73% 25% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
526

Oregon Institute of Technology

19 to 1 46% 78% 57% 23% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
527

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

23 to 1 46% 75% 85% 37% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
528

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

22 to 1 54% 75% 94% 46% 47% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
529

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

21 to 1 65% 80% 85% 39% 46% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
530

Boston College

14 to 1 92% 95% 29% 7% 45% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
531

Appalachian State University

16 to 1 71% 86% 66% 23% 45% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
532

The University of Texas at Austin

18 to 1 80% 95% 39% 18% 45% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
533

Fort Hays State University

16 to 1 43% 70% 86% 41% 44% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
534

Harvard University

7 to 1 98% 98% 6% 4% 44% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
535

College of William and Mary

12 to 1 90% 95% 34% 10% 44% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
536

University of Wisconsin-Stout

20 to 1 57% 76% 93% 49% 44% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
537

University of Colorado Boulder

18 to 1 71% 86% 80% 20% 43% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
538

Tufts University

9 to 1 93% 97% 16% 7% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
539

Rowan University

18 to 1 67% 86% 71% 18% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
540

Ramapo College of New Jersey

17 to 1 74% 86% 53% 13% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
541

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

19 to 1 71% 88% 59% 19% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
542

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

20 to 1 84% 94% 53% 18% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
543

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

22 to 1 60% 81% 80% 36% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
544

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

18 to 1 68% 85% 80% 34% 43% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
545

Georgetown University

11 to 1 94% 96% 17% 8% 42% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
546

University of Wisconsin-Madison

18 to 1 85% 96% 58% 22% 42% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
547

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

11 to 1 68% 100% 53% 37% 42% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
548

Fashion Institute of Technology

17 to 1 75% 90% 41% 27% 41% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
549

George Mason University

16 to 1 69% 87% 69% 14% 41% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
550

University of Mary Washington

14 to 1 70% 82% 83% 18% 41% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
551

University of Virginia-Main Campus

15 to 1 93% 97% 30% 12% 40% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
552

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

20 to 1 70% 92% 49% 33% 39% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
553

Pamlico Community College

9 to 1 72% 76% N/A N/A 39% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
554

Dakota State University

18 to 1 38% 74% 81% 38% 39% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
555

Virginia Baptist College

5 to 1 100% 25% N/A N/A 38% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
556

Park University

17 to 1 43% 59% 40% 11% 37% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
557

Bristol University

15 to 1 89% 60% 46% 26% 35% 12% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
558

James Madison University

16 to 1 83% 91% 73% 21% 34% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
559

Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs

7 to 1 100% N/A 55% 17% 34% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
560

Northwest Iowa Community College

12 to 1 56% 75% N/A N/A 30% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
561

Midwives College of Utah

5 to 1 N/A 100% 100% 100% 30% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
562

New York School of Interior Design

10 to 1 50% 80% 42% 8% 29% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
563

Oakland City University

12 to 1 63% 71% 55% 10% 24% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
564

Grace College of Divinity

6 to 1 N/A 83% 53% 50% 24% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
565

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

12 to 1 61% 85% 63% 63% 23% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
566

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

6 to 1 60% 100% N/A N/A 22% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
567

American Sentinel University

20 to 1 N/A 100% N/A N/A 22% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
568

Southeastern Baptist College

6 to 1 80% 40% N/A N/A 21% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
569

Unitek College

16 to 1 N/A 100% N/A N/A 20% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
570

American Medical Academy

6 to 1 75% 83% N/A N/A 18% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
571

Mountain State College

17 to 1 92% 83% N/A N/A 6% 18% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/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